- Date
- June 6, 1971
- Place
- Duarte, CA · DUARTE, CA
- Injuries
- 50 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9345Douglas DC-9USMC458Mcdnnl-Doug F-4B
- Status
- Completed · report November 30, 1972
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79719
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0005 71/6/6 NR.DUARTE,CALIF MCDNNL-DOUG F-4B CR- 1 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1711 USMC458 PX- 0 0 0 OTHER PUBLIC AGE 27, 840 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 49 0 0 170 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MTN HOME AFB,CALIF MCAS EL TORO,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL 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 - US AIR CARRIER-US MILITARY RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 37 HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 104 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- OTR C/F-CREW OF USMC458 FAILED TO REQ RARAD SVC,TINOP.OTR C/F INCL VERY HIGH CLOSURE RATE BTN ACFT
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0005 71/6/6 NR.DUARTE,CALIF DOUGLAS DC-9 CR- 5 0 0 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1711 N9345 PX- 44 0 0 50, 15490 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 1 0 1 2562 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. OPERATOR - HUGHES AIRWEST DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP LOS ANGELES,CALIF SEATTLE,WASH YAKIMA,WASH 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 - US AIR CARRIER-US MILITARY CONTROLLING AGENCY - CENTER EN-ROUTE RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 39 HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 104 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- BOTH CREWS HAD ONLY MRGL CPBLTY TO SEE AND AVOID.OTR C/F -ATC SYS LTD,PRECLUDED EFF IFR/VFR SEPN.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N9345
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Destroyed
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
- USMC458
- Reported as
- Mcdnnl-Doug F-4B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Destroyed