- Date
- December 20, 1984, 15:35 local (21:35 UTC)
- Place
- New Orleans, LA
- Injuries
- 365 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- DABYPBoeing 747-200UNKUnknown Unknown
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 11152
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Analysis
During arrival, a Boeing 747, registration number d-abyp, lufthansa flight 5432, was vectored for an ILS localizer backcourse apch to rwy 19 at the new orlean intl arpt. While on the apch at 2000 ft MSL, the aircrew were instructed by the arrival controller to contact the tower on another frequency. Shortly after that, the arrival controller observeda VFR coded target appear on the radar. He attempted to advise the noeing crew by using an override feature, but at that time, another controller was transmitting. The Boeing crew saw the acft coming head-on & took evasive action by making a steep turn to the right. The other acft was a light single eng plane that was flying at 2000 ft MSL. The light plane was never identified & was not observed to take evasive action. A group ii terminal control area (tca) was in place at New Orleans. The near collision occurred where the min alt for that part of the instr apch was at the bottomof the tca. VFR flt up to the bottom of the tca in that area was legal. The number of occupants in the se acft was unkn.
During arrival, a Boeing 747, registration number d-abyp, lufthansa flight 5432, was vectored for an ILS localizer backcourse apch to rwy 19 at the new orlean intl arpt. While on the apch at 2000 ft MSL, the aircrew were instructed by the arrival controller to contact the tower on another frequency. Shortly after that, the arrival controller observeda VFR coded target appear on the radar. He attempted to advise the Boeing crew by using an override feature, but at that time, another controller was transmitting. The Boeing crew saw the acft coming head-on & took evasive action by making a steep turn to the right. The other acft was a light single eng plane that was flying at 2000 ft MSL. The light plane was never identified & was not observed to take evasive action. A group ii terminal control area (tca) was in place at New Orleans. The near collision occurred where the min alt for that part of the instr apch was at the bottomof the tca. VFR flt up to the bottom of the tca in that area was legal. The number of occupants in the se acft was unkn.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- DABYP
- Reported as
- Boeing 747-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21590
- Airframe hours
- 26,832
- Engine
- GE CF6-50E, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 129
- Registered owner
- Lufthansa German Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- EDDF · Frnkfrt,Germany, OF
- Destination
- MSY · New Orleans, LA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- runway 19, 7,000 × 150 ft, concrete
- Registration
- UNK
- Reported as
- Unknown Unknown
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- Unknown UNKNOWN, unknown
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Unknown
- Registered owner
- Unknown
- Departed
- Unknown
- Destination
- Unknown
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft 1
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 12,000 total
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft 2
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MSY, 9 nm away