- Date
- July 12, 1982, 08:20 local (13:20 UTC)
- Place
- Justin, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 12, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19820712027162A19820712027161A
- Case key
- 71213
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The aerial application aircraft was returning to land when it collided with another aircraft that was on a straight-in final approach. The pilot of the other aircraft stated that he was below and ahead at about 150 feet AGL when the collision occurred. Both aircraft crashed together on the runway and flipped inverted. The applicator pilot was not injured. The other pilot had minor injuries but was hospitilized for inhalation of poison spray.
This aircraft was on a straight-in, final approach at about 150 feet AGL when the collision occurred. The pilot stated that his aircraft was struck from above and behind. Both aircraft remained locked together until the crash on the runwayand nosed over. This pilot received minor injuries, but was hospitilized for poison spray inhalation. The other pilot was uninjuried. The pilot of the other aircraft stated that he was turning final when they collided.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N2434E
- Reported as
- Champion 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7AC6013
- Airframe hours
- 4,328
- Engine
- Continental A-65, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Pat. B. Pockrus
- Registered owner
- Pat. B. Pockrus
- Departed
- 3TX6 · Justin, TX
- Destination
- 3TX6 · Justin, TX
- Airport
- 3TX3 · Sitton Field, runway 35, 2,500 × 0 ft, grass/turf
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
- N48635
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1684
- Airframe hours
- 1,200
- Engine
- P & W R-985-AN1, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 137
- Operator
- Dwayne Sitton
- Registered owner
- Dwayne Sitton
- Departed
- 3TX3 · Justin, TX
- Destination
- 3TX3 · Justin, TX
- Airport
- 3TX3 · Sitton Field, runway 35, 2,500 × 0 ft, grass/turf
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.
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N2434E
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 198 total · 120 in this make and model · 161 as pilot in command · 63 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N48635
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Temperature
- 167 °F
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.