IAD79FA062

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 402 · Clarksville, TN · July 15, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 15, 1979
Place
Clarksville, TN · CLARKSVILLE, TN
Injuries
4 uninjured
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N4009QCessna 402N5567VBeech T-34
Status
Completed · report October 30, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
134185

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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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3-2667  79/7/15    CLARKSVILLE,TN      BEECH T-34          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1020                    N5567V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 27, 1360 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  3                            20 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OUTLAW FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLARKSVILLE,TN              SPRINGFIELD,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - UNICOM                              TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE
          CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT     HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   110
          VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  0                    EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES
        REMARKS- TREES OBSCURED APPROACH ENDS OF INTERSECTING R/W.NO CALLS HEARD ON UNICOM FROM N55674.
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2667  79/7/15    CLARKSVILLE,TN      CESSNA 402          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1020                    N4009Q              PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 29, 3719 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            16 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OUTLAW FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLARKSVILLE,TN              ALTON,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - UNICOM                              TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - OTHER
          CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT     HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   110
          VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  0                    EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
        REMARKS- TREES OBSCURED APPROACH ENDS OF INTERSECTING R/W

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N4009Q
Reported as
Cessna 402
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Outlaw Field

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
N5567V
Reported as
Beech T-34
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Outlaw Field

FAA reports on this event · 2

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.