# NTSB CHI68A0099: Cessna 120, Phoneton, OH, May 20, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 20, 1968
- Place: Phoneton, OH · PHONETON, OH
- Location: 39.8970° N, 84.1352° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoneton, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8970&lon=-84.1352&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 10, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109906
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68A0099
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68A0099

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 1

- Registration: CF-KUE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Dayton Municipal

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N3773Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3773Q-1968-09-17), registration cancelled 1968-09-17, S/N TE-321 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-C55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-C55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (registry code 1152708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Dayton Municipal

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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