- Date
- June 28, 1978
- Place
- Jacksonville, FL · JACKSONVILLE, FL
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Status
- Completed · report March 9, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 140385
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4045 78/6/28 JACKSONVILLE,FL CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 3712 TIME - 1030 N9873J PX- 0 0 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 240 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 4 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JACKSONVILLE,FL 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 FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING 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 - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES REMARKS- ACFT COLLIDED WHILE FORMATION FLYING ON PHOTO MISSION-BOTH ACFT LANDED SAFELY.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4045 78/6/28 JACKSONVILLE,FL CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1030 N9444H PX- 0 0 3 OTHER AGE 32, 3412 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 240 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JACKSONVILLE,FL 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 FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING 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 - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES REMARKS- ACFT COLLIDED WHILE FORMATION FLYING ON PHOTO MISSTON-BOTH ACFT LANDED SAFELY.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N9444H
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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
- N9873J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
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.