MIA67F0094

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Bessemer, AL · August 6, 1966

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
August 6, 1966
Place
Bessemer, AL · BESSEMER, AL
Injuries
1 minor, 2 uninjured
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3987VCessna 150N4691ZPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report August 17, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
122532

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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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2-1149   66/8/6    BESSEMER,ALA        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 24 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N4691Z              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BESSEMER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT LANDED N4691Z ON TOP OF N3987V.
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1149   66/8/6    BESSEMER,ALA        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1630                    N3987V              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 32, 505 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            149 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BESSEMER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT LANDED N4691Z ON TOP OF N3987V.

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N3987V
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bessemer

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
N4691Z
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bessemer

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.