# NTSB CHI81FA001: Cessna 337H, N1333L, Waterford, MI, October 14, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 14, 1980
- Place: Waterford, MI · WATERFORD, MI
- Location: 42.7023° N, 83.4027° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waterford, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7023&lon=-83.4027&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 11, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127879
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FA001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA001

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 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.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 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 1

- Registration: [N1333L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1333L-2013-08-06), registration cancelled 2013-08-06, S/N 33701825, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337H
- Registry model: [Cessna 337H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337h) (registry code 2075732) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Oakland Pontiac

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N2555R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2555R-1983-08-16), registration cancelled 1983-08-16, S/N 18258255 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- Registry model: [Cessna 182K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (registry code 2072724) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Oakland Pontiac

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19801014058481A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801014058481A), Oct 14, 1980: Cessna 337H, Pontiac, MI, Destroyed. Collided with N2555R during descent to airport of destination. Had been advised of opposing outbound traffic.
- [Accident 19801014058482A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801014058482A), Oct 14, 1980: Cessna 182K, Waterford, MI, Destroyed. Collided with N1333L during climb leaving airport area. Had been adised of opposing inbound traffic.

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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