# NTSB IAD75AI022: Piper PA-24, N6876P, Saxis, VA, October 11, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 11, 1974
- Place: Saxis, VA · SAXIS, VA
- Location: 37.9265° N, 75.7230° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saxis, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9265&lon=-75.7230&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1975
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 80058
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75AI022
- Board report AAR7506 (PDF): https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR7506.pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75AI022

## 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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3-2979  74/10/11 NR.SAXIS,VA           CONVAIR F106A       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 1422
        TIME - 1923                    USNG0044            PX-  0  0  0  OTHER PUBLIC              TOTAL HOURS, 316 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  3  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTIC CITY,NJ            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US MILITARY
          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNDER RADAR CONTACT             TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - OTHER
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES                                  CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  0
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   0                 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- NORAD RADAR INTCP OPNS.INCOMPATIBLE MIX OF TFC IN CTLD ASP,INADVERTENT RADAR LOCK-ON TO A CIV ACFT
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2979  74/10/11 NR.SAXIS,VA           PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 1606
        TIME - 1923                    N6876P              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 421 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  1                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHITE PLAINS,NY             GEORGETOWN,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US MILITARY
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - BY ARTC                        CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES
          CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  180                         HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   0
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO                                ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING
        REMARKS- VFR FLT PLAN,ON AIRWAY,ARTCC RADAR FOLLOWING.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N6876P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6876P-1975-01-23), registration cancelled 1975-01-23, S/N 24-2011 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: USNG0044 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR F106A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Minor damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19741011040062A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741011040062A), Oct 11, 1974: Piper PA24250, Saxis, VA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. VFR flt plan,on airway,ARTCC radar following.

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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