DEN68A0057

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 337 · Denver, CO · June 12, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 12, 1968
Place
Denver, CO · DENVER, CO
Injuries
64 uninjured
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2212XCessna 337N7086UBoeing 727
Status
Completed · report September 11, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
110668

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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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1-0021  68/6/12  NR.DENVER,COLO        BOEING 727          CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0719                    N7086U              PX-  0  0 55                            43, 16000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  2                            2400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        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
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US AIR CARRIER
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - APPROACH CONTROL LANDING            RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - BY APPROACH CONTROL            CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  70
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   70                VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  11
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES                               ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT OPERATING
        REMARKS- LANDED AT ARPT,NO FURTHER DAMAGE.
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0021  68/6/12  NR.DENVER,COLO        CESSNA 337          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 5000
        TIME - 0719                    N2212X              PX-  0  0  1  POLICE PATROL             TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0 62                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US AIR CARRIER
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  70
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   70                VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  4
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO                                ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING
        REMARKS- LANDED AT ARPT,NO FURTHER DAMAGE.

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N2212X
Reported as
Cessna 337
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Registration
N7086U
Reported as
Boeing 727
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
Minor damage