- Date
- August 2, 1984, 14:45 local (18:45 UTC)
- Place
- Akron, OH
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19840802040941A19840802040942A
- Case key
- 12718
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Analysis
A Cessna 182 on takeoff on rwy 19 collided with a Piper PA34 landing on rwy 25. Each plts view of the other was obstructed by airport parking at one point during the mishap. The airport tower was closed. The pilot of the Cessna left the UNICOM frequency for an extended period of time and did not hear the pipers radio calls.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N8851T
- Reported as
- Cessna 182-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 52751
- Airframe hours
- 11,548
- Engine
- Continental O-470, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jackm. Thompson, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 28, 1983
- Departed
- AKR · Akron, OH
- Destination
- 169 · Batavia, OH
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- AKR · Akron Fulton Int'L, runway 19, 2,337 × 100 ft, asphalt
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
- N32625
- Reported as
- Piper PA-34-200T
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 34-7570039
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-360-E, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Ruth Lowe Sitler
- Registered owner
- Edwin M. Kinney
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 2, 1984 · 86 hours before
- Departed
- CAK · Akron, OH
- Destination
- AKR · Akron Int'L, OH
- Airport
- AKR · Akron Fulton Int'L, runway 25, 2,337 × 100 ft, asphalt
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.
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N8851T
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 900 total · 342 in this make and model · 800 as pilot in command · 57 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N32625
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 7,513 total · 1,016 in this make and model · 7,319 as pilot in command · 170 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CAK, 20 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.