- Date
- September 24, 1981
- Place
- Flagstaff, AZ · FLAGSTAFF, AZ
- Injuries
- 19 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N161SWSwearingen SA266N16CGMitsubishi MU-2B
- Status
- Completed · report June 24, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19810924062552A19810924062251A
- Case key
- 122666
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3646 81/9/24 FLAGSTAFF,AZ MITSUBISHI MU-2B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 1120 TIME - 0736 N16CG PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 175 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 17 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PULLIAM FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PHOENIX,AZ FLAGSTAFF,AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - AIRWAYS FACILITIES PERSONNEL: OTHER WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE PARTIAL OBSCURATION UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F GROUND FOG 52 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 350 1 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR NONE REMARKS- FSS DID NOT ADVISE PLT OF NOTAM TO USE TWR FREQ FOR ADVISORIES.PLT USED WRONG UNICOM FREQ.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3646 81/9/24 FLAGSTAFF,AZ SWEARINGEN SA266 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0736 N161SW PX- 0 0 15 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 30, 7635 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D 1895 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PULLIAM FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FLAGSTAFF,AZ PHOENIX,AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - AIRWAYS FACILITIES PERSONNEL: OTHER WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE PARTIAL OBSCURATION UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F GROUND FOG 52 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 350 1 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR REMARKS- HEAD-ON COLLISION ON RUNWAY,TOWER CLOSED DUE TO PATCO STRIKE.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N161SW
- Reported as
- Swearingen SA266
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pulliam Field
- Registration
- N16CG
- Reported as
- Mitsubishi MU-2B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pulliam Field
N16CGRegistration cancelled Jan 11, 2002 · Mitsubishi MU-2B-40Airframe modelMitsubishi MU-2B-40Engine modelAiResearch TPE331 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.