- Date
- March 24, 1981
- Place
- Tallahassee, FL · TALLAHASSEE, FL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19810324014921A19810324014922A
- Case key
- 127414
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0274 81/3/24 NR.TALLAHASSEE,FL CESSNA 340A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 59, 2400 TIME - 0920 N5938M PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP LAKELAND,FL OSHKOSH,WI TULLAHOMA,TN 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.-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 CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 180 HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO REMARKS- FORMATION FLT.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0274 81/3/24 NR.TALLAHASSEE,FL N.AMERICAN P51D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 7700 TIME - 0920 N3451D PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 101 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 2 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP LAKELAND,FL OSHKOSH,WI TULLAHOMA,TN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT 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 CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO REMARKS- FORMATION FLT.DISTRACTED BY OIL TEMP IN RED.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N3451D
- Reported as
- N.American P51D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
N3451DRegistered now · North American F-51DAirframe modelNorth American F-51DEngine modelPkrd-Roll V1650 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
- N5938M
- Reported as
- Cessna 340A
- 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.
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Accident 19810324014921ANamer P51D · Tallahassee, FLLost sight of other formation aircraft N5938M while looking in cockpit. Began turn. Collided with same.Accident 19810324014922ACessna 340CESSNA · Tallahassee, FLFormation flight with N3451D on auto-pilot. N3451D started turn, collided with left tip tank. Both landed safely.
Other investigations on N3451D · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.