- Date
- November 12, 1988, 15:33 local (20:33 UTC)
- Place
- Topping, VA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 25, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19881112050341A19881112050342A
- Case key
- 11483
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Analysis
The pilot of N76470 departed on rwy 18 and followed the noise abatement procedure before turning downwind for rwy 18. The pilot of N73114 departed the grass rwy 18 and flew the noise abatement procedure prior to turning to a heading of 070 deg to depart the area. The pilot of N73114 stated his attention was drawn to changing the radio freq when his passenger alerted him to another acft to his right. He stated that by time he saw the acft the collision had occurred. The plt of N76470 stated he did not see N73114 until after the collision. N76470 was aprx 1/3 the way down the downwind leg and N73114 was passing across the downwind leg when the accident occurred at aprx 800 ft MSL. Both acft returned and landed at hummel airport without further incident.
The pilot of N76470 departed on rwy 18 and followed the noise abatement procedure before turning downwind for rwy 18. The pilot of N73114 departed the grass rwy 18 and flew the noise abatement procedure prior to turning to a heading of 070 deg to depart the area. The pilot of N73114 stated his attention was drawn to changing the radio freq when his passenger alerted him to another acft to his right. He stated that by the time he saw the acft the collision had occurred. The plt of N76470 stated he did not see N73114 until after the collision. N76470 was aprx 1/3 the way down the downwind leg and N73114 was passing across the downwind leg when the accident occurred at aprx 800 ft MSL. Both acft returned and landed at hummel airport without further incident.
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.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N73114
- Reported as
- Cessna 207
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20700560
- Airframe hours
- 4,365
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-DCF, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Hummel Aviation Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 19, 1988 · 45 hours before
- Destination
- TGI · Tangier Island, VA
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
- Airport
- W75 · Hummel Airport
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
- N76470
- Reported as
- Cessna 120
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 10902
- Airframe hours
- 1,212
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert W. Mcdaniel
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 11, 1988 · 42 hours before
- Airport
- W75 · Hummel Airport, runway 18, 2,500 × 45 ft, asphalt
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.
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N73114
- Age
- 22
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 564 total · 36 in this make and model · 517 as pilot in command · 228 in the last 90 days · 100 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N76470
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 697 total · 66 in this make and model · 19 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.