LAX67A0111

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182G · Phoenix, AZ · May 30, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 30, 1967
Place
Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
Injuries
4 fatal, 2 uninjured
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3751UCessna 182GUSAF8065Lockheed T-33A
Status
Completed · report November 2, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116930

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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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2-0641  67/5/30    PHOENIX,ARIZ        LOCKHEED T-33A      CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 1145                    USAF8065            PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  38, 3016 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  4  0  0                            1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HARBOR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US MILITARY
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO                                ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
        REMARKS- MILITARY PILOTS DID NOT HOLD ANY FAA RATINGS.
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0641  67/5/30    PHOENIX,ARIZ        CESSNA 182G         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 3800
        TIME - 1145                    N3751U              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  2                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HARBOR
        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
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US MILITARY
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N3751U
Reported as
Cessna 182G
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Sky Harbor

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
USAF8065
Reported as
Lockheed T-33A
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sky Harbor