- Date
- June 19, 1970
- Place
- Myrtle Beach, SC · MYRTLE BEACH, SC
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- AF580501Lockheed T-33AN7585PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report July 28, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 125489
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0561 70/6/19 NR.MYRTLE BEACH,SC PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 214 TIME - 1024 N7585P PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 66 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 2 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP WILDWOOD,NJ ORLANDO,FLA WILMINGTON,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE 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.-US MILITARY CONTROLLING AGENCY - CENTER EN-ROUTE RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 8 HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 172 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN REMARKS- BOTH PLTS FAILED TO SEE EACH OTHER.30 IN SECTION OF PA-24 R WG SEPARATED.PLT LND ON OCEAN SANDBAR.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0561 70/6/19 NR.MYRTLE BEACH,SC LOCKHEED T-33A CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE TIME - 1024 AF580501 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL 36, 5733 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 4 2747 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MYRTLE BEACH AFB,SC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING 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.-US MILITARY CONTROLLING AGENCY - TOWER RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 172 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN REMARKS- T-33 PLT MILITARY RATED.PA-24 HAD OP TRANSPONDER,T-33 IFF NOT OPERATING.NO RADAR RETURN FROM T-33.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- AF580501
- Reported as
- Lockheed T-33A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Registration
- N7585P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7585PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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