- Date
- August 17, 1981
- Place
- San Jose, CA · SAN JOSE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 1 minor
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N15611Piper PA-28RN736LECessna R172K
- Status
- Completed · report June 15, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19810817050071A19810817050072A
- Case key
- 123572
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3625 81/8/17 SAN JOSE,CA CESSNA R172K CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 789 TIME - 1249 N736LE PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 1 1 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN JOSE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION APPLE VALLEY,CA SAN JOSE,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) 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.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - TOWER RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 180 HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN REMARKS- CESSNA OVERTAKEN BY PIPER,N15611.TWR CONTROLLER STATED NEVER IDD PIPER,EITHER TRANS OR PRIMY TGT.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3625 81/8/17 SAN JOSE,CA PIPER PA-28R CR- 0 1 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 427 TIME - 1249 N15611 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 1 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN JOSE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN JOSE,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO ADVISE OF OTHER TRAFFIC SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - TOWER RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN REMARKS- PLT RPTD DPTD ARPT 23M SE AT 1243.APROX 1245 RPTD VFR CK PT 8M SE FOR LNDG.NOT RADAR ID,NO ADVSY.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N15611
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- San Jose Muni
- Registration
- N736LE
- Reported as
- Cessna R172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- San Jose Muni
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.
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Accident 19810817050071APiper PA28R200 · San Jose, CAOn approach for landing overtook and collided with N736LE. Both aircraft were cleared straight in for 30R by ATC.Accident 19810817050072ACessna R172K · San Jose, CACleared to land on 30R was overtaken and struck by N15611 that was cleared stright in for same runway.