# NTSB DEN80AA023: Cessna TU206G, N7393N, Clovis, NM, February 6, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 6, 1980
- Place: Clovis, NM · CLOVIS, NM
- Location: 34.4386° N, 103.1942° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clovis, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4386&lon=-103.1942&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1982
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79599
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80AA023
- Board report AAR8210 (PDF): https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR8210.pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80AA023

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3778   80/2/6  NR.CLOVIS,NM          GEN DYNAMIC F-111D  CR-  2  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1026                    USAF45              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER PUBLIC              AGE 34, 2505 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  2  0  0                            980 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CANNON AFB,NM               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO ADVISE OF OTHER TRAFFIC
        FACTOR(S)
          MISC-LIMITATION OF SEE/AVOID CONCEPT IN TERM AREA
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US MILITARY
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - APPROACH CONTROL LANDING            RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES                                  CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  22
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   99
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- RARAD NOT REQSTD.C-206 RARAD NOT ISSUED TO F-111
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3778   80/2/6  NR.CLOVIS,NM          CESSNA TU206G       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 219
        TIME - 1026                    N7393N              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 69 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  2  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ALBUQUERQUE,NM             CLOVIS,NM                     TUCUMCARI,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO ADVISE OF OTHER TRAFFIC
        FACTOR(S)
          MISC-LIMITATION OF SEE/AVOID CONCEPT IN TERM AREA
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US MILITARY
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES                                  CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  59
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   99
        REMARKS- RARAD NOT REQSTD.C-206 RADAR TRGT NOT OBSERVED.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N7393N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7393N-2013-05-07), registration cancelled 2013-05-07, S/N U20603649, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206G
- Registry model: [Cessna TU206G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206g) (registry code 2073357) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: USAF45 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GEN DYNAMIC F-111D
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Cannon Afb

## 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 19800206002412A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800206002412A), Feb 6, 1980: Cessna TU206G, Clovis, NM, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Mid-air collision occurred when military F111 struck Cessna. F111 was on practice approach.

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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