# NTSB DEN72AD015: Martin RB-57C, Albuquerque, NM, September 24, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1971
- Place: Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 21, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163473
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN72AD015
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72AD015

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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 1

- Registration: AF533842 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MARTIN RB-57C
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Sunport

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N7137S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7137S-1973-05-04), registration cancelled 1973-05-04, S/N 15067837 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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