- Date
- December 22, 1970
- Place
- Mineral Wells, TX · MINERAL WELLS, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Status
- Completed · report March 11, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159367
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2393 70/12/22 MINERAL WELLS,TEX BEECH 95-A55 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 10000 TIME - 1715 N9582Y PX- 0 0 0 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 1 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OKLAHOMA CITY,OKLA MINERAL WELLS,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT 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 - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING REMARKS- PLT THOUGHT HE HIT BIRD,CONTD FLT.MATCHING PAINT,OTHER ACFT,FOUND LTR ON PROPS,BOTH ENGS.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2393 70/12/22 MINERAL WELLS,TEX CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 31, 127 TIME - 1715 N2499V PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WEATHERFORD,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT INSTALLED REMARKS- RUDDER,R AILERON DMGD.MADE EMERG LDG WITHOUT FURHER DMG.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N2499V
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2499VRegistration cancelled Nov 19, 2019 · Cessna 140Airframe modelCessna 140Engine modelContinental C85 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.
- Registration
- N9582Y
- Reported as
- Beech 95-A55
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
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.