- Date
- October 11, 1976
- Place
- Durant, OK · DURANT, OK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Status
- Completed · report January 27, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19761011039091A19761011039092A
- Case key
- 156766
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3751 76/10/11 NR.DURANT,OK GRUM AMER AA-1B CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 240 TIME - 1120 N9617L PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 1 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EAKER FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DALLAS,TX DURANT,OK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH 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 - UNICOM RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN REMARKS- UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT AIRCRAFT PAINTED CAMOUFLAGED BROWN GREEN
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3751 76/10/11 NR.DURANT,OK PITTS SPCL S-1S CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 23, 405 TIME - 1120 N7WH PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 1 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EAKER FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SHERMAN,TX DURANT,OK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - UNICOM RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 20 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT INSTALLED REMARKS- UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT PILOT MADE 270 DEGREE OVERHEAD DESCENDING APPROACH
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N7WH
- Reported as
- Pitts Spcl S-1S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Eaker Field
N7WHRegistered now · Aerotek PITTS SPECIAL S-1SAirframe modelAerotek PITTS SPECIAL S-1SEngine modelLycoming AEIO-360 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
- N9617L
- Reported as
- Grum Amer AA-1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Eaker Field
N9617LRegistration cancelled Feb 10, 1977 · Grumman American Avn. AA-1BAirframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-1B
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.
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.