- Date
- September 25, 1978
- Place
- San Diego, CA · SAN DIEGO, CA
- Injuries
- 137 fatal
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Status
- Completed · report August 16, 1979
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79600
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0021 78/9/25 SAN DIEGO,CA CESSNA 172 CR- 2 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0902 N7711G PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 32, 5137 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT-135 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LINDBERGH FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN DIEGO,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US AIR CARRIER CONTROLLING AGENCY - APPROACH CTL-DEPARTURE RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO REMARKS- ATC PROC AUTH CONTROLLERS TO USE VISUAL SEPARATION PROC,RADAR CAPABILITY AVAILABLE.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0021 78/9/25 SAN DIEGO,CA BOEING 727 CR- 7 0 0 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0902 N533PS PX-128 0 0 42, 14382 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 2 0 0 10482 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LINDBERGH FIELD OPERATOR - PACIFIC SOUTHWEST DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SACRAMENTO,CA SAN DIEGO,CA LOS ANGELES,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US AIR CARRIER CONTROLLING AGENCY - TOWER RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - BY APPROACH CONTROL CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- CREW DID NOT COMPLY WITH MAINTAIN-VISUAL-SEPARATION CLEARANCE.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N533PS
- Reported as
- Boeing 727
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lindbergh 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.
- Registration
- N7711G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Lindbergh 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.