FTW80FA070

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Tulsa, OK · May 7, 1980

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 7, 1980
Place
Tulsa, OK · TULSA, OK
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 uninjured
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2970VCessna 150N714WECessna 152
Status
Completed · report June 10, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
131095

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0388   80/5/7    TULSA,OK            CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 25 TOTAL
        TIME - 1244                    N714WE              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  1  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JONES-RIVERSIDE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TULSA,OK                    LOCAL
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - TOWER                               RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - BY LOCAL CONTROL               CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES                                  HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   10
          VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  20                   EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
        REMARKS- DID NOT EXTEND DOWNWIND LEG AS INSTRUCTED.SUBSEQUENT INSTS BY TWR TO TURN R NOT IDENT BY CALL SIGN
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0388   80/5/7    TULSA,OK            CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 49 TOTAL
        TIME - 1244                    N2970V              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 44 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  1                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JONES-RIVERSIDE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TULSA,OK                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - TOWER                               RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - BY LOCAL CONTROL               CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES                                  HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   10
          VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  20                   EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH C-152,N714WE.

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N2970V
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Jones-Riverside

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
N714WE
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Jones-Riverside

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.