MIA72AM065

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150G · San Mateo, FL · January 6, 1972

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 6, 1972
Place
San Mateo, FL · SAN MATEO, FL
Injuries
3 fatal, 1 serious
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3642JCessna 150GN9111GCessna 182N
Status
Completed · report September 5, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164758

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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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3-0027   72/1/6    SAN MATEO,FLA       CESSNA 182N         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 418
        TIME - 1840                    N9111G              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 155 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  1  1  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST.AUGUSTINE,FLA            LOCAL
        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
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
         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                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   90                ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 1/7/72. C-182 L WG HIT VERT STAB OF C-150. BOTH ACFT CRASHED IN SWAMP.
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0027   72/1/6    SAN MATEO,FLA       CESSNA 150G         CR-  1  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1840                    N3642J              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 27, 862 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  2  0  0                            778 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LINDENHURST,NY              MIAMI,FLA                    SAVANNAH,GA
        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
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
         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                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   90                EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 1/7/72. ENROUTE RADAR SVS FOR C-150 TERMINATED ABOUT 27 NM NORTH OF ACCDT SITE.

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N3642J
Reported as
Cessna 150G
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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
N9111G
Reported as
Cessna 182N
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.