DCA81AA015

NTSB accident investigation · Handly Page HP-137 · Loveland, CO · April 17, 1981

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 17, 1981
Place
Loveland, CO · LOVELAND, CO
Injuries
15 fatal, 3 serious, 1 minor
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N11360Handly Page HP-137N4862FCessna TU206A
Status
Completed · report December 17, 1981
Safety recommendations
Yes
Case key
79860

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3662  81/4/17    LOVELAND,CO         CESSNA TU206A       CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1601                    N4862F              PX-  2  2  1  PARAJUMP-SPORT            UNK/NR, 4600 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT- 13  0  0                            400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOVELAND,CO                 LOCAL
        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 FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - RULES,REGULATIONS,STANDARDS PERSONNEL
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   45                EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
        REMARKS- CLBD INTO CTLD AIRSPACE WO COM/ENCODING EXPONDERCTR CONDONED OPN.PRCHT JUMPS PMTD IN/ADJ TO AWYS.
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3662  81/4/17    LOVELAND,CO         HANDLY PAGE HP-137  CR-  3  0  0  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1601                    N11360              PX- 10  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      27, 4784 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  2  3  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        1784 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DENVER,CO                   GILLETTE,WY
        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
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - RULES,REGULATIONS,STANDARDS PERSONNEL
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - CENTER EN-ROUTE                     RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   45                EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- OTR ACFT,PRCHT OPN ABV 12500FT WO ENCODING XPONDER/COM,CTR CONDONED.REGS PMTD JUMPS IN/ADJ TO AWY.

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N11360
Reported as
Handly Page HP-137
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
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
N4862F
Reported as
Cessna TU206A
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Loveland Muni

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.