# NTSB FTW78DA003: Waco VKS-7, N2309, Tahlequah, OK, October 14, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 14, 1978
- Place: Tahlequah, OK · TAHLEQUAH, OK
- Location: 35.9105° N, 94.9777° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tahlequah, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9105&lon=-94.9777&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139208
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78DA003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DA003

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3452  78/10/14   TAHLEQUAH,OK        LUSCOMBE 8B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 184
        TIME - 1600                    N71389              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TAHLEQUAH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TAHLEQUAH,OK                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
         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                                   EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3452  78/10/14   TAHLEQUAH,OK        WACO VKS-7          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 419
        TIME - 1600                    N2309               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 174 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TAHLEQUAH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TAHLEQUAH,OK                LOCAL
        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 - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N2309](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2309), registered now, S/N 5239, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO VKS-7
- Registry model: [Waco VKS-7](https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-vks-7) (registry code 9600826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tahlequah

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N71389](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71389), registered now, S/N 2816 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8B
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tahlequah

## 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 19781014037531A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781014037531A), Oct 14, 1978: Waco CJC, Tahlequah, OK, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19781014037532A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781014037532A), Oct 14, 1978: Luscom 8E, Tahlequah, OK, Substantial damage

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.

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