- Date
- February 17, 1971
- Place
- W.Memphis, AR · W.MEMPHIS, AR
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Status
- Completed · report October 27, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160241
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0220 71/2/17 W.MEMPHIS,ARK CESSNA 150G CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 31, 56 TOTAL TIME - 1820 N2996J PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 2 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MEMPHIS,TENN 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 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 CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING REMARKS- EXACT POINT ON GND OVER WHICH THE COLLISION OCCURED WAS NOT DETERMINED.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0220 71/2/17 W.MEMPHIS,ARK CESSNA 150H CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1820 N23323 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 31, 702 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 305 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WEST MEMPHIS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION W.MEMPHIS,ARK 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 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 CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING REMARKS- UNCONTROLLED ARPT. N23323 ON DOWNWIND LEG. N2996J WAS ON X-WIND LEG. BOTH ACFT HAD LTS ON,LND OK
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N23323
- Reported as
- Cessna 150H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- West Memphis
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
- N2996J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial 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.