- Date
- December 22, 1981
- Place
- Vacaville, CA · VACAVILLE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Status
- Completed · report April 12, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19811222081231A19811222081222A
- Case key
- 122687
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3549 81/12/22 VACAVILLE,CA PIPER PA-28R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1000 N4461T PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 37, 1192 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 878 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NUT TREE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VACAVILLE,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING 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.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN REMARKS- FLEW LARGER PAT THAN OTR PLT.WHILE ON FINAL APCH,COLLIDED W OTR ACFT.OTR ACFT TURNING FINAL.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3549 81/12/22 VACAVILLE,CA GRUM AMER AA-1B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 24, 448 TIME - 1000 N1632R PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 2 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NUT TREE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CONCORD,CA VACAVILLE,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING 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.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN REMARKS- FLEW SMALLER PATTERN THAN OTR PLT,CONVERGED ON OTR ACFT FM ABOVE & LEFT DRG TURN TO FINAL.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N1632R
- Reported as
- Grum Amer AA-1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Nut Tree
N1632RRegistered now · Grumman American Avn. AA-1BAirframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-1BEngine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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
- N4461T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Nut Tree
N4461TRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-200Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200Engine modelLycoming I0360 series
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 19811222081231AGrumav AA1B · Vacaville, CAGrumman aircraft collided with Piper, N4461T, as it turned on final approach for landing.Accident 19811222081222APiper PA28R200 · Vacaville, CAPiper aircraft was on final approach for landing when Grumman turned final and collision occurred. Other n#1632R.