- Date
- May 1, 1987, 15:48 local (19:48 UTC)
- Place
- Orlando, FL
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8716KCessna 340AN711SQNorth American SNJ-4
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 12, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class
- Class 1
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA reports
- 19870501082972A19870501082971A
- Case key
- 15880
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Analysis
The two acft, a Cessna 340A and a north American SNJ-4, collided in flt at aprx 3000 ft MSL over Orlando FL in VMC with a visibility of 7 miles. Both acft were in contact with and being radar vectored by Orlando approach control. The C-340 was in level flt and the snj was completing a right turn and still descending to 1500 ft when the collision occurred. Both acft were operating under IFR flt rules with the C-340 being vectored to rwy 18R at Orlando internationalarpt (mco) and the snj being directed to Orlando executive arpt (orl). The accident occurred 7 miles nw of orl in the mco arpt radar service outer area. During the vectoring, there was a lack of coordination between controllers during a transfer of control. The receiving controller failed to maintain radar target identification. There was also a lack of traffic advisories. The acft plts were limited in their ability to see due to acft structure and relative positions to each other. After the collision both acft crashed in uncontrolled descent.
The two acft, a Cessna 340A and a north American SNJ-4, collided in flt at aprx 3000 ft MSL over Orlando, FL in VMC with a visibility of 7 miles. Both acft were in contact with and being radar vectored by Orlando approach control. The C-340 was in level flt and the snj was completing a right turn and still descending to 1500 ft when the collision occurred. Both acft were operating under IFR flt rules with the C-340 being vectored to rwy 18R at Orlando internationalarpt (mco) and the snj being directed to Orlando executive arpt (orl). The accident occurred 7 miles nw of orl in the mco arpt radar service outer area. During the vectoring, there was a lack of coordination between controllers during a transfer of control. The receiving controller failed to maintain radar target identification. There was also a lack of traffic advisories. The acft plts were limited in their ability to see due to acft structure and relative positions to each other. After the collision, both acft crashed in uncontrolled descent.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N8716K
- Reported as
- Cessna 340A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 340A0629
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520, 325 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- B. Lefils, doing business as Midwest Packing Materials, Inc
- Registered owner
- Midwest Packaging Materials Co
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 3, 1987 · 91 hours before
- Departed
- Huntsville, AL
- Destination
- MCO · Orlando, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- ORL · Orlando Executive
- Registration
- N711SQ
- Reported as
- North American SNJ-4
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 8812709
- Airframe hours
- 7,226
- Engine
- P&W R1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- R. Favrean, doing business as Rosie O'Grady'S Orlando, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Rosie O'Gardys Of Orlando, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 6, 1987
- Departed
- ORL · Orlando, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- ORL · Orlando Executive
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Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N8716K
- Age
- 62
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,335 total · 340 in this make and model · 2,335 as pilot in command
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N711SQ
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 7,118 total · 296 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ORL, 7 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.