CHI68A0099

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 120 · Phoneton, OH · May 20, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 20, 1968
Place
Phoneton, OH · PHONETON, OH
Injuries
3 fatal
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
CF-KUECessna 120N3773QBeech 95-C55
Status
Completed · report August 10, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109906

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2054  68/5/20    PHONETON,OHIO       BEECH 95-C55        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1200                    N3773Q              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 38, 7941 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  2  0  0                            572 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAYTON MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPRINGFIELD,OHIO            VANDALIA,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED TRAFFIC-PATTERN
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-FOREIGN GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - LOCAL CONTROL                       RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES                                  CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  36
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   48                EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
        REMARKS- R TURN DESCENDING,PASSED UNDER CESSNA.R WING OF BEECH HIT L,LDG GR AND WING OF CESSNA.
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2054  68/5/20    PHONETON,OHIO       CESSNA 120          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 1200                    CF-KUE              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  63, 355 TOTAL HOURS, 158
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  1  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAYTON MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BRANTFORD,CANADA            VANDALIA,OHIO                SANDUSKY,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED TRAFFIC-PATTERN
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-FOREIGN GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - LOCAL CONTROL                       RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES                                  CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  96
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   48                EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT OPERATING
        REMARKS- DESCENDING BEECH PASSED UNDER CESSNA. R WING OF BEECH HIT L LDG GR AND L WING OF CESSNA.

Aircraft · 2

Registration
CF-KUE
Reported as
Cessna 120
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Dayton Municipal
Registration
N3773Q
Reported as
Beech 95-C55
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Dayton Municipal

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.