- Date
- June 7, 1991, 16:45 local (20:45 UTC)
- Place
- Chickamauga, GA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 6 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N120DBCessna T37BN9150Douglas A-26B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 4, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19910607020381A19910607020382A
- Case key
- 8323
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Probable cause
The T-37 pilot misjudged the clearance between his aircraft and the A-26.
The T-37 pilot misjudged the clearance between his aircraft and the A-26.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
A T-37 and an A-26 collided in flight at 9500 feet MSL while practicing an acrobatic maneuver. The maneuver required the T-37 to pass under the right wing of the A-26, and terminate the maneuver with a roll. According to the A-26 pilot, the first fly-by was completed outboard the right wing without incident. But, on the second attempt, the A-26 pilot noticed that the rudder and a portion of the right rudder and horizontal stabilator were missing as the airplane emerged from beneath the right wing. Examination of the A-26 and recovered components indicated crush and impact damage from contact with the right propeller of the A26. The A-37 crashed and burned.
A T-37 and an A-26 collided in flight at 9500 feet MSL while practicing an acrobatic maneuver. The maneuver required the T-37 to pass under the right wing of the A-26, and terminate the maneuver with a roll. According to the A-26 pilot, the first fly-by was completed outboard the right wing without incident. But, on the second attempt, the A-26 pilot noticed that the rudder and a portion of the right rudder and horizontal stabilator were missing as the airplane emerged from beneath the right wing. Examination of the A-26 and recovered components indicated crush and impact damage from contact with the right propeller of the A26. The A-37 crashed and burned.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N120DB
- Reported as
- Cessna T37B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 563480C40053
- Engine
- Continental J69-25A, 1,200 lbs thrust, turbo jet
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Brady, David F.
- Registered owner
- Brady, David F.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- AAIP · May 18, 1991
- Departed
- GAO · Cartersville, GA
- Destination
- RNC · Mcminnville, TN
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N9150
- Reported as
- Douglas A-26B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28045
- Airframe hours
- 7,665
- Engine
- P&W R-2800-79, 2,000 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Brady, David F.
- Registered owner
- Brady, David F.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Limited (Special)
- Last inspection
- AAIP · December 26, 1990 · 30 hours before
- Departed
- GAO · Cartersville, GA
- Destination
- RNC · Mcminnville, TN
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N120DB
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 3,000 total
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N9150
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,700 total · 60 in this make and model · 25 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CHA, 25 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.