- Date
- November 16, 1971
- Place
- Bonita, CA · BONITA, CA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5721UPiper PA-28N9542CN.American T-6
- Status
- Completed · report January 4, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164780
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4559 71/11/16 BONITA,CALIF N.AMERICAN T-6 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1127 N9542C PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 34, 4926 TOTAL HOURS, 84 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 3 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANTEE,CALIF SAN DIEGO,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN REMARKS- ALL 4 PERS WERE PLTS EMPLOYED BY SAME OPERATOR AND WERE RET TO BASE AFTER ATTENDING A MEETING.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4559 71/11/16 BONITA,CALIF PIPER PA-28 CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1127 N5721U PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 31, 3780 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 1 0 0 1050 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANTEE,CALIF SAN DIEGO,CALIF 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 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 - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN REMARKS- ACFT OBS IN FORMATION FLT. T-6 PERFORMED LOOP AND HIT PA-28 L WG DURING PULL UP FROM LOOP.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N5721U
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Registration
- N9542C
- Reported as
- N.American T-6
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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