- Date
- May 18, 1978
- Place
- Memphis, TN · MEMPHIS, TN
- Injuries
- 6 fatal
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Status
- Completed · report September 4, 1979
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA reports
- 19780518042561A19780518042562A
- Case key
- 79597
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1344 78/5/18 MEMPHIS,TN CESSNA 150M CR- 1 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1615 TIME - 1210 N6423K PX- 1 0 0 TRAINING TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 4 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MEMPHIS INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MEMPHIS,TN RETURN WEST MEMPHIS,TN 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 PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SPACING OF AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO ADVISE OF OTHER TRAFFIC SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - TOWER RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN REMARKS- CONTROLLER OF CESSNA NOT AWARE THAT FALCON WAS BEING VECTORED TO TRAVERSE HIS AIRSPACE.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1344 78/5/18 MEMPHIS,TN SUD AVTN DA-20 CR- 4 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1210 N121GW PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING 31, 3647 TOTAL HOURS, 350 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 2 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MEMPHIS INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MEMPHIS,TN LOCAL 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 PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SPACING OF AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO ADVISE OF OTHER TRAFFIC SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - APPROACH CONTROL LANDING RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- CONTROLLER OF FALCON ASSUMED COORDINATION HAD BEEN ACCOMPLISHED BETWEEN LOCAL CONTROLLERS.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N121GW
- Reported as
- Sud Avtn DA-20
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Memphis Intl
N121GWRegistration cancelled Jun 6, 1981 · Dassault/Sud FAN JET FALCON SER DAirframe modelDassault/Sud FAN JET FALCON SER D
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
- N6423K
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Memphis Intl
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.
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.