# NTSB DCA67A0006: Douglas DC-9, Urbana, OH, March 9, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 9, 1967
- Place: Urbana, OH · URBANA, OH
- Location: 40.1081° N, 83.7554° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Urbana, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1081&lon=-83.7554&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 26 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79403
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA67A0006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA67A0006

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0002   67/3/9  NR.URBANA,OHIO        BEECH B-55          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 4074
        TIME - 1154                    N6127V              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 575 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT- 25  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRWAYS FACILITIES: OTHER
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US AIR CARRIER
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO
          CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  45                          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   47
          VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  0                    EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT OPERATING
        REMARKS- CREW OF N1063T FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID N6127V.ATC SYS INADQT TO SEPARATE MXD CTLD AND UNCTLD TFC.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0002   67/3/9  NR.URBANA,OHIO        DOUGLAS DC-9        CR-  4  0  0  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1154                    N1063000            PX- 21  0  0                            39, 9832 TOTAL HOURS, 193
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  1  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - TRANS WORLD AIRLINES,INC.
        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
           COPILOT - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
           COPILOT - MISJUDGED SPEED
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRWAYS FACILITIES: OTHER
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US AIR CARRIER
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - APPROACH CONTROL LANDING            RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - BY APPROACH CONTROL            CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO
          CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  45                          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   47
          VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  10                   EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT OPERATING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- CREW OF N1063T FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID N6127V.ATC SYS INADQT TO SEPARATE MXD CTLD AND UNCTLD TFC.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: N1063000 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-9
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Destroyed

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N6127V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6127V-1971-07-21), registration cancelled 1971-07-21, S/N TC-875 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B-55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-B55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55) (registry code 1152705) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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