LAX72AL055

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182J · Redlands, CA · May 16, 1972

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 16, 1972
Place
Redlands, CA · REDLANDS, CA
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 uninjured
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3467FCessna 182JN5753PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report March 9, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165986

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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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3-2821  72/5/16    REDLANDS,CALIF      PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1620                    N5753P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 56, 6265 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  1                            64 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REDLANDS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RIALTO,CALIF                REDLANDS,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FORMATION FLT.PA-24 ON R WG BROKE SHARP R APRX 90 DEG THEN L INTO C-182 WHICH HAD MADE R BREAK.
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2821  72/5/16    REDLANDS,CALIF      CESSNA 182J         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 1458
        TIME - 1620                    N3467F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  1  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REDLANDS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RIALTO,CALIF                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        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 - UNICOM                              RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
        REMARKS- UNCONTROLLED ARPT. C-182 CONTACTED UNICOM PRIOR TO COLLISION. LND OK.

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N3467F
Reported as
Cessna 182J
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Redlands

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
N5753P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Redlands

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.

Other investigations on N3467F · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.