# NTSB DEN75AD027: Rockwell 690A, N40MP, Kingston, UT, November 12, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 12, 1974
- Place: Kingston, UT · KINGSTON, UT
- Location: 38.2067° N, 112.1793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kingston, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2067&lon=-112.1793&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 15, 1975
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79336
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75AD027
- Board report AAR7512 (PDF): https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR7512.pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75AD027

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4107  74/11/12 NR.KINGSTON,UT        GEN DYNAMIC F-111A  CR-  0  2  0  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 1804                    USAF055             PX-  0  0  0  OTHER PUBLIC              32, 2850 TOTAL HOURS, 750
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  1  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NELLIS AFB,NEV              AR-316 & RETURN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-MISIDENTIFIED N40MP AS REFUELING TANKER
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US MILITARY
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - CENTER EN-ROUTE                     RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES                               ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT OPERATING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- F-111A ABT 15-17NMI R OF AIR REFUELNG TRK CNTRLN
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4107  74/11/12 NR.KINGSTON,UT        ROCKWELL 690A       CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1804                    N40MP               PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     34, 2754 TOTAL HOURS, 200
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  2  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,ARIZ                BUTTE,MONT
        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
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US MILITARY
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES                                  EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- F-111A OVERTOOK N40MP WITHIN ABT 0-10DEG FRM THE REAR.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N40MP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40MP-1975-05-09), registration cancelled 1975-05-09, S/N 11116, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROCKWELL 690A
- Registry model: [Rockwell International 690A](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-690a) (registry code 7630515) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: USAF055 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GEN DYNAMIC F-111A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19741112044492A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741112044492A), Nov 12, 1974: Rkwell 690A, Kingston, UT, Destroyed. F-111A overtook N40MP within abt 0-10DEG frm the rear.

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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