- Date
- February 6, 1969
- Place
- Harlingen, TX · HARLINGEN, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 59 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1304TDouglas DC-9N4531RPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report April 8, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191463
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0052 69/2/6 HARLINGEN,TEX PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 102 TIME - 2230 N4531R PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 59 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HARLINGEN INDUSTR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HARLINGEN,TEX HARLINGEN,TEX 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 PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: OTHER PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US AIR CARRIER CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 7 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING REMARKS- IMPROPERLY INSTALLED REIL SYSTEM CAUSED EXCESSIVE GLARE. PA-28 PLT DIDNT ADVISE APC OF LOCAL FLT.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0052 69/2/6 HARLINGEN,TEX DOUGLAS DC-9 CR- 0 0 4 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2230 N1304T PX- 0 0 55 UNK/NR, 28000 TOTAL DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 1 0 HOURS, 1909 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HARLINGEN INDUSTR OPERATOR - TEXAS INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP LITTLE ROCK,ARK MCALLEN,TEX HARLINGEN,TEX 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 PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: OTHER SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US AIR CARRIER CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 7 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING REMARKS- PA-28 FLEW L HAND PATTERN.WAS OVERTAKEN BY DC-9 ON STRAIGHT-IN FINAL. UNCONTROLLED APT.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N1304T
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Harlingen Industr
- Registration
- N4531R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Harlingen Industr
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