# NTSB FTW74AF063: Cessna 150, N18563, Tyler, TX, February 23, 1974 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed - Date: February 23, 1974 - Place: Tyler, TX · TYLER, TX - Location: 32.3513° N, 95.3011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tyler, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3513&lon=-95.3011&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Fatal - Injuries: 2 fatal, 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 26, 1974 - Report: Brief approved by the director - NTSB case key (mKey): 186825 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74AF063 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF063 ## NTSB brief (aircraft 2) ``` ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA                                                                F  S M/N     PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0540  74/2/23    TYLER,TEX           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,         TIME - 1257                    N4275T              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 26, 650 TOTAL HOURS,                                        DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  2  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,                                                                                                    INSTRUMENT RATED.         NAME OF AIRPORT - POUNDS FIELD         DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION           JACKSONVILLE,TEX            TYLER,TEX         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            PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SPACING OF AIRCRAFT         EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.                                   SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE          SPECIAL DATA           SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.           CONTROLLING AGENCY - TOWER                               RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED           TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES                                  CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  7           HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   138               EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES           ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN         REMARKS- TWR FAILED TO EFFECT PROPER SEQUENCING OF DEP AND ARRIVING ACFT. ``` ## NTSB brief (aircraft 1) ``` ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA                                                                F  S M/N     PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0540  74/2/23    TYLER,TEX           CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 100         TIME - 1257                    N18563              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE,                                        DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  2                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.         NAME OF AIRPORT - POUNDS FIELD         DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION           TYLER,TEX                   LONGVIEW,TEX         TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION            COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE         PROBABLE CAUSE(S)            PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT            PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT            PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SPACING OF AIRCRAFT          SPECIAL DATA           SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.           CONTROLLING AGENCY - TOWER                               RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED           TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES                                  CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  35           HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   138               EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO           ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN         REMARKS- DEPARTING CESSNA MADE CLIMBING L TURN.PA-28 N4275T ENTERING DNWIND RWY 22.COLL IN TRAFFIC PATTERN. ``` ## Aircraft 1 - Registration: [N18563](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18563-1974-04-10), registration cancelled 1974-04-10, S/N 15073944 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 150 - Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Engines: reciprocating - Damage: Destroyed - Airport: Pounds Field ## Aircraft 2 - Registration: [N4275T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4275T-2014-10-09), registration cancelled 2014-10-09, S/N 28-7225114, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28 - Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Engines: reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Airport: Pounds Field ## FAA reports on this event (2) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19740223004611A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740223004611A), Feb 23, 1974: Cessna 150L, Tyler, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Departing Cessna made climbing l turn.PA-28 N4275T entering dnwind rwy 22.coll in traffic pattern. - [Accident 19740223004612A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740223004612A), Feb 23, 1974: Piper PA28140, Tyler, TX, Substantial damage. Twr failed to effect proper sequencing of dep and arriving acft. From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.