FTW66A0043

NTSB accident investigation · Douglas C-124 · Tulsa, OK · November 7, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 7, 1965
Place
Tulsa, OK · TULSA, OK
Injuries
3 fatal, 9 uninjured
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
AF52-942Douglas C-124N5301RCessna 172F
Status
Completed · report December 9, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175038

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1083   65/11/7   TULSA,OKLA.         CESSNA 172F         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 300
        TIME - 1252                    N5301R              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  9                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        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
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES
          CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  0                           HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   0
          VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  0                    EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
        REMARKS- INSUFFICIENT VISUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR OVERTAKING PILOT TO SEE AND AVOID N5301R.
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1083   65/11/7   TULSA OKLA          DOUGLAS C-124       CR-  0  0  6  MISCELLANEOUS             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 34,
        TIME - 1252                    AF52-942            PX-  0  0  3  OTHER PUBLIC              4800 TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  3  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-INSUFFICIENT VISUAL OPPORTUNITY TO SEE/AVOID
        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 - CENTER EN-ROUTE                     RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES
          CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  0                           HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   0
          VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  0                    EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING
        REMARKS- PILOTS MILITARY RATINGS APPROPRIATE FOR THIS FLT

Aircraft · 2

Registration
AF52-942
Reported as
Douglas C-124
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Registration
N5301R
Reported as
Cessna 172F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.