- Date
- August 4, 1971
- Place
- Compton, CA · COMPTON, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor, 96 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N47330Boeing 707N61011Cessna 150J
- Status
- Completed · report August 30, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79512
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0014 71/8/4 COMPTON,CALIF CESSNA 150J CR- 0 1 1 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2023 N61011 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 25, 377 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 96 212 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COMPTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COMPTON,CALIF LOCAL 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 PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US AIR CARRIER CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 25 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING REMARKS- CESSNA IP GAVE INITIAL FAMILIARIZATION FLT AT NITE IN HEAVILY CONGESTED AREA. CESSNA RADIO WAS OFF
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0014 71/8/4 COMPTON,CALIF BOEING 707 CR- 0 0 9 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2023 N47330 PX- 0 0 87 45, 25000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 1 1 9000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COMPTON OPERATOR - CONTINENTAL AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HILO,HAWAII LOS ANGELES,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US AIR CARRIER CONTROLLING AGENCY - APPROACH CONTROL LANDING RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - BY APPROACH CONTROL CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 25 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING REMARKS- BOTH CREWS HAD MINIMUM OPPORTUNITY TO SEE AND AVOID DUE CESSNA HI WG CONFIG AND BACKGROUND LTG.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N47330
- Reported as
- Boeing 707
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Compton
- Registration
- N61011
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Compton
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.