- Date
- October 14, 1980
- Place
- Waterford, MI · WATERFORD, MI
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Status
- Completed · report February 11, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19801014058481A19801014058482A
- Case key
- 127879
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3249 80/10/14 WATERFORD,MI CESSNA 182K CR- 2 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1258 N2555R PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 41, 4203 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 1 0 0 245 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKLAND PONTIAC DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP DETROIT,MI RETURN PONTIAC,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE 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 - TOWER RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - BY LOCAL CONTROL CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 180 VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 180 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES REMARKS- TWR TMTD ADZY OF CONFLICTING TRAFFIC TO BOTH ACFT.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3249 80/10/14 WATERFORD,MI CESSNA 337H CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 967 TIME - 1258 N1333L PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 121 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 2 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKLAND PONTIAC DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PARKERSBURG,VA WATERFORD,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING 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 - TOWER RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - BY LOCAL CONTROL CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 180 VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 180 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES REMARKS- TWR TMTD ADZY OF CONFLICTING TRAFFIC TO BOTH ACFT.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N1333L
- Reported as
- Cessna 337H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Oakland Pontiac
N1333LRegistration cancelled Aug 6, 2013 · Cessna 337HAirframe modelCessna 337HEngine modelContinental IO-360 series
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
- N2555R
- Reported as
- Cessna 182K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Oakland Pontiac
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.
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Accident 19801014058481ACessna 337H · Pontiac, MICollided with N2555R during descent to airport of destination. Had been advised of opposing outbound traffic.Accident 19801014058482ACessna 182K · Waterford, MICollided with N1333L during climb leaving airport area. Had been adised of opposing inbound traffic.