- Date
- July 5, 1979
- Place
- Bluefield, WV · BLUEFIELD, WV
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Status
- Completed · report October 31, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19790705031232A19790705031231A
- Case key
- 134179
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2657 79/7/5 BLUEFIELD,WV PIPER PA-34 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 442 TIME - 1859 N977LB PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 79 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 4 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MERCER COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BUTLER, PA BLUEFIELD,WV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2657 79/7/5 BLUEFIELD,WV MOONEY M20G CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 400 TIME - 1859 N6791N PX- 0 0 3 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 165 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MERCER COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WYLAN,TN BLUEFIELD,WV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT REMARKS- WRONG RADIO FREQ FOR ARPT.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N6791N
- Reported as
- Mooney M20G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mercer County
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
- N977LB
- Reported as
- Piper PA-34
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mercer County
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.
Accident 19790705031232AMooney M20G · Bluefield, WVEvidence indicates the PA34 overtook the ldg M20G and landed under same.M20G hit PA34 tail and went around. Ldg okAccident 19790705031231APiper PA34200T · Bluefield, WVEvidence indicates the PA34 overtook a ldg M20G and landed under same. The ldg M20 hit the PA34 tail. Made go around