- Date
- September 13, 1976
- Place
- Brighton, FL · BRIGHTON, FL
- Injuries
- 5 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8PRCessna 414USAF0255Mcdonnell F4E
- Status
- Completed · report November 11, 1976
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19760913035012A
- Case key
- 79716
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2971 76/9/13 NR.BRIGHTON,FL MCDONNELL F4E CR- 1 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 35, TIME - 0954 USAF0255 PX- 0 0 0 OTHER PUBLIC 2591 TOTAL HOURS, 1742 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 4 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOMESTEAD AFB,FL RETURN 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 FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US MILITARY CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 5 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT OPERATING FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- INCONSISTENCY BETWEEN HOMESTEAD AFB SUPPLEMENTAL REGS AND AF REGS.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2971 76/9/13 NR.BRIGHTON,FL CESSNA 414 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 798 TIME - 0954 N8PR PX- 3 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 266 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 1 0 1 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FT.LAUDERDALE,FL TALLAHASSEE,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US MILITARY CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 5 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N8PR
- Reported as
- Cessna 414
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N8PRRegistration cancelled Dec 27, 1976 · Cessna 414Airframe modelCessna 414Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 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
- USAF0255
- Reported as
- Mcdonnell F4E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Destroyed
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.