- Date
- July 27, 1973
- Place
- Yukon, OK · YUKON, OK
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 4 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N127Boeing 727N78297Cessna 172K
- Status
- Completed · report February 6, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19730727035891A19730727035892A
- Case key
- 188800
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3645 73/7/27 YUKON,OKLA CESSNA 172K CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 71 TOTAL TIME - 1005 N78297 PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 4 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OKLAHOMA CITY,OKLA 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 FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-LARGE US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 71 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- FAR 91.67 APPLIES.FLT CK INDICATED HOLES IN ATC RADAR SYSTEM.VSBY RESTRICTED BY HI WING.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3645 73/7/27 YUKON,OKLA BOEING 727 CR- 0 0 4 INSTRUCTIONAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1005 N127 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING 50, 10255 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 3 0 0 950 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OKLAHOMA CITY,OKLA LOCAL 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 FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-LARGE US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - APPROACH CONTROL LANDING RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 71 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING REMARKS- FAR 91.67 APPLIES.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N127
- Reported as
- Boeing 727
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wiley Post
- Registration
- N78297
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Wiley Post
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FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.