FTW69A0060

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Manvel, TX · February 26, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 26, 1969
Place
Manvel, TX · MANVEL, TX
Injuries
4 fatal, 1 uninjured
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3488JCessna 150N5204PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report March 20, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191313

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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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3-0034  69/2/26    MANVEL,TEX          PIPER PA-24         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1545                    N5204P              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  42, 15000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  1                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PEARLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  75
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   255               VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  0
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO                                ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT INSTALLED
        REMARKS- ACDNT OCCURRED DURING FORMATION FLT. N3488J STRUCK N5204P BELOW AND TO REAR. N5204P TAIL SEPARATED
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0034  69/2/26    MANVEL,TEX          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 250
        TIME - 1545                    N3488J              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  4  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PEARLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  75
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   75                VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  0
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO                                ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT INSTALLED
        REMARKS- ACDNT OCCURRED DURING FORMATION FLT. N3488J STRUCK N5204P BELOW AND TO REAR. N3488J LANDED OK.

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N3488J
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Pearland
Registration
N5204P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Pearland

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.