- Date
- November 5, 1972
- Place
- Friendswood, TX · FRIENDSWOOD, TX
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Status
- Completed · report March 29, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169384
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3725 72/11/5 FRIENDSWOOD,TEX BLANIK L-13 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1230 N711KR PX- 0 0 1 MAPPING/PHOTO AGE 51, 5000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 2 60 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CLOVER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FRIENDSWOOD,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE 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 HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT INSTALLED REMARKS- BOTH ACFT LND OK.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3725 72/11/5 FRIENDSWOOD,TEX PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 536 TIME - 1230 N4612Y PX- 0 0 1 MAPPING/PHOTO TOTAL HOURS, 936 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 2 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CLOVER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FRIENDSWOOD,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(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 HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT INSTALLED REMARKS- 2 SHIP FORMATION.GLIDER ON WG DESCENDED TO BREAK FORMATION.PIPER PROP HIT FIN & RUDDER OF GLIDER.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N4612Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Clover
N4612YRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 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
- N711KR
- Reported as
- Blanik L-13
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Clover
N711KRRegistration cancelled Jun 28, 2012 · Let BLANIK L-13Airframe modelLet BLANIK L-13Engine modelNONE
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.