# NTSB IAD78FA024: Cessna 150, N6431K, Arlington, TN, December 22, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 22, 1977
- Place: Arlington, TN · ARLINGTON, TN
- Location: 35.2525° N, 89.6611° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arlington, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2525&lon=-89.6611&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 20, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143894
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78FA024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA024

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4139  77/12/22   ARLINGTON,TN        MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 2500
        TIME - 1200                    N6570U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1328 IN
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  1                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARLINGTON MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARLINGTON,TN                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - UNICOM                              TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - BY UNICOM
          CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT   CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  180
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   0                 VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  10
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO                                ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
        REMARKS- PLT ENTERED INTO TRAFFIC PATTERN ON BASE LEG.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4139  77/12/22   ARLINGTON,TN        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 299
        TIME - 1200                    N6431K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARLINGTON MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OLIVE BRANCH,MI             ARLINGTON,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        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.
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - UNICOM                              TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - BY UNICOM
          CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT   CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  0
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   0                 VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  10
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO                                ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
        REMARKS- PLT ENTERED LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RWY 15,PUBLISHED TRAFFIC PATTERN IS RIGHT TURNS.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N6431K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6431K-2013-11-08), registration cancelled 2013-11-08, S/N 15077701, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Arlington Muni

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N6570U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6570U-2018-01-25), registration cancelled 2018-01-25, S/N 2352, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Arlington Muni

## 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 19771222043361A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771222043361A), Dec 22, 1977: Cessna 150M, Arlington, TN, Substantial damage. Plt entered left downwind for rwy 15,published traffic pattern is right turns.
- [Accident 19771222043362A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771222043362A), Dec 22, 1977: Mooney M20C, Arlington, TN, Substantial damage. Plt entered into traffic pattern on base leg.

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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