- Date
- February 22, 1970
- Place
- New Orleans, LA · NEW ORLEANS, LA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 4 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3004UCessna 172EN61023Cessna 150J
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 139990
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0319 70/2/22 NEW ORLEANS,LA CESSNA 150J CR- 1 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 34, 25 TOTAL TIME - 1506 N61023 PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 4 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKEFRONT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW ORLEANS,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED TRAFFIC-PATTERN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - TOWER RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - BY LOCAL CONTROL CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN REMARKS- N61023 TURNING ON BASE LEG. N30094U HAD MADE DOWNWIND FURTHER OUT. WAS ON BASE.N61023 SANK IN LAKE
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0319 70/2/22 NEW ORLEANS,LA CESSNA 172E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 158 TIME - 1506 N3004U PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 1 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKEFRONT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP NEW ORLEANS,LA NEW ORLEANS,LA GULFPORT,MISS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED TRAFFIC-PATTERN SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - TOWER RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - BY LOCAL CONTROL CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN REMARKS- N3004U LANDED OK. 3 DISPARATE RWYS AND TRAFFIC PATTERNS WERE IN USE.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N3004U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lakefront
- Registration
- N61023
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Lakefront
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