- Date
- September 24, 1971
- Place
- Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- AF533842Martin RB-57CN7137SCessna 150H
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163473
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2878 71/9/24 ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX CESSNA 150H CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1142 N7137S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 55, 35000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 2 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US MILITARY CONTROLLING AGENCY - APR CTL-TOW ENRT CTL SEV RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - BY APPROACH CONTROL CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 145 HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 20 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN REMARKS- N7137S FLYING THRU CTL ZONE,REC ADV FROM RAPCON.RB-57 OVERTOOK AND HIT N7137S.R WG AND TAIL SEP.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2878 71/9/24 ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX MARTIN RB-57C CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 4564 TIME - 1142 AF533842 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL TOTAL HOURS, 1883 IN DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 2 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SUNPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US MILITARY CONTROLLING AGENCY - TOWER RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 15 HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 20 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN REMARKS- RB-57 ON TURN TO FINAL.FLEW PATTERN AT 250KIAS.RAPCON DIDNT ADV TWR THAT N7137S WAS IN CTL ZONE.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- AF533842
- Reported as
- Martin RB-57C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Sunport
- Registration
- N7137S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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