CHI72AC064

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150G · Springfield, OH · February 12, 1972

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 12, 1972
Place
Springfield, OH · SPRINGFIELD, OH
Injuries
2 fatal, 1 uninjured
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3629JCessna 150GN8830VBellanca 17-31A
Status
Completed · report June 5, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164743

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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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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3-0009  72/2/12    SPRINGFIELD,OHIO    BELLANCA 17-31A     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1801                    N8830V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 22, 1021 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  2  0  0                            78 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPRINGFIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBUS,OHIO               SPRINGFIELD,OHIO
        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
           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                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES                                  EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0009  72/2/12    SPRINGFIELD,OHIO    CESSNA 150G         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 124
        TIME - 1801                    N3629J              PX-  1  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPRINGFIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          URBANA,OHIO                 SPRINGFIELD,OHIO
        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
           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                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES                                  EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N3629J
Reported as
Cessna 150G
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Springfield

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
N8830V
Reported as
Bellanca 17-31A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Springfield

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.