- Date
- August 24, 1978
- Place
- Coolidge, AZ · COOLIDGE, AZ
- Injuries
- 7 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N916RSTed Smith 601PUSAF56-3Cessna T-37B
- Status
- Completed · report December 15, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780824039612A
- Case key
- 139422
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3513 78/8/24 NR.COOLIDGE,AZ CESSNA T-37B CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1987 TIME - 1225 USAF56-3 PX- 0 0 1 PARAJUMP-SPORT TOTAL HOURS, 359 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 5 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WILLIAMS AFB,AZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO ADVISE OF OTHER TRAFFIC SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US MILITARY CONTROLLING AGENCY - CENTER EN-ROUTE RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3513 78/8/24 NR.COOLIDGE,AZ TED SMITH 601P CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 2140 TIME - 1225 N916RS PX- 0 0 4 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 93 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 2 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PHOENIX,AZ MIDLAND,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO ADVISE OF OTHER TRAFFIC PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO PROPERLY IDENTIFY AIRCRAFT ON RADAR SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US MILITARY CONTROLLING AGENCY - CENTER EN-ROUTE RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N916RS
- Reported as
- Ted Smith 601P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Registration
- USAF56-3
- Reported as
- Cessna T-37B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
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