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NTSB accident investigation · Nihon YS-11A · Warrenton, VA · February 23, 1970

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
February 23, 1970
Place
Warrenton, VA · WARRENTON, VA
Injuries
1 serious, 19 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N273PNihon YS-11A
Status
Completed · report June 19, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
138488

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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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1-0005  70/2/23  NR.WARRENTON,VA       NIHON YS-11A        CR-  0  1  3  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1310                    N273P               PX-  0  0 16                            39, 10471 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            103 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - PIEDMONT AVIATION,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WASHINGTON,DC               CINCINNATI,OHIO             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           EVASIVE MANEUVER                                         IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- ABRUPT PULL UP TO AVOID UNIDENTIFIED CESSNA 150.

Aircraft

Registration
N273P
Reported as
Nihon YS-11A
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
No damage

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.