CHI71IC089

NTSB incident investigation · Luscombe 8E · Ann Arbor, MI · June 15, 1971

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 15, 1971
Place
Ann Arbor, MI · ANN ARBOR, MI
Injuries
3 uninjured
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1470BLuscombe 8EN50552Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report July 26, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162255

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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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5-0042  71/6/15    ANN ARBOR,MICH      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1845                    N50552              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 28, 595 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  1                            108 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANN ARBOR MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANN ARBOR,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
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
         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   EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
        REMARKS- DURG LOW FINAL APCH L WNG HIT BY R WNG OF N1470B,MINOR DMG.BOTH ACFT LNDD SAFELY.
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0042  71/6/15    ANN ARBOR,MICH      LUSCOMBE 8E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 404
        TIME - 1845                    N1470B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  2                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANN ARBOR MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANN ARBOR,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   EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
        REMARKS- DURG DSNT R WNG HIT L WNG OF N50552,MINOR DMG,BOTH ACFT LNDD SAFELY.

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N1470B
Reported as
Luscombe 8E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Ann Arbor Mun

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
N50552
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Ann Arbor Muni

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.

Other investigations on N1470B · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.