CHI70AC054

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Fraser, MI · February 19, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 19, 1970
Place
Fraser, MI · FRASER, MI
Injuries
3 fatal
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5567FPiper PA-28N8797SCessna 150
Status
Completed · report May 12, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
138693

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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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3-0032  70/2/19    FRASER,MICH         CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 41, 39 TOTAL
        TIME - 1243                    N8797S              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  2  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCKINLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRASER,MICH                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE
          CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT   CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO
          CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  6                           HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   0
          VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  4                    EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
        REMARKS- CESSNA OVERTOOK PIPER ON FINAL APPROACH. COLLISION AND CONVERGENCE ANGLES ESTIMATED.
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0032  70/2/19    FRASER,MICH         PIPER PA-28         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1243                    N5567F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 35, 2704 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  1  0  0                            14 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCKINLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRASER,MICH                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE
          CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT   CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   0                 VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  4
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO                                ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
        REMARKS- CESSNA OVERTOOK PIPER ON FINAL APPROACH. COLLISION ANGLES ESTIMATED.

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N5567F
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Mckinley

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
N8797S
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Mckinley

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.