- Date
- March 27, 1968
- Place
- St Louis, MO · ST LOUIS, MO
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 49 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Status
- Completed · report September 4, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79598
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0012 68/3/27 ST.LOUIS,MO CESSNA 150F CR- 2 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1757 N8669G PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 31, 381 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 49 UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAMBERT FIELD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED TRAFFIC-PATTERN SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US AIR CARRIER CONTROLLING AGENCY - TOWER RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - BY LOCAL CONTROL CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 15 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO REMARKS- PLT DID NOT INFORM TWR OF ACFT PROGRESS INTO TFC PATTERN.LACK OF VIGILANCE IN PATTERN.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0012 68/3/27 ST,LOUIS,MO DOUGLAS DC-9 CR- 0 0 5 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1757 N970Z PX- 0 0 44 53, 24127 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 2 0 0 800 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAMBERT FIELD OPERATOR - OZARK AIR LINES,INC. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED TRAFFIC-PATTERN PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US AIR CARRIER CONTROLLING AGENCY - TOWER RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - BY LOCAL CONTROL CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 15 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES REMARKS- CREW FAILED TO SIGHT CESSNA N8669G AFTER TFC ADV.LACK OF VIGILANCE IN PATTERN.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N970Z
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lambert Field
N970ZRegistration cancelled Jul 28, 2007 · Douglas DC9-15Airframe modelDouglas DC9-15Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D-1
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
- N8669G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Lambert Field
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.