- Date
- December 9, 1987, 14:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Natchez, MS
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N24JEBeech E-18SN492DMBeech C-45H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19871209081652A19871209081651A
- Case key
- 32105
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Analysis
The two acft were registered to the same person & the pilots were friends of each other. The acft departed from the same airport at about the same time & were bound for the same destination on an IFR flt plan, N24JE at 8000 ft, N492DM at 4000 ft. later both cancelled IFR & proceeded visually. The plts were in two way radio contact with each other & agreed to each adjust their alt to 6500 ft. they maintained visual separation from each other about 1 mi abrest. They stated that they lost visual contact with each other shortly thereafter. The plt of N24JE stated that he next saw the other acft ahead & to his right & he banked hard to the left in order to avoid a collision, but he was unable to do so. The right la\eading edge of the wing of N24JE struck the trailing edge of the left wing of N492DM. Both acft were able to land safely & denied they were flying or attempting to fly formation with each other.
The two acft were registered to the same person & the pilots were friends of each other. The acft departed from the same airport at about the same time & were bound for the same destination on an IFR flt plan, N24JE at 8000 ft, N492DM at 4000 ft. later both cancelled IFR & proceeded visually. The plts were in two way radio contact with each other & agreed to each adjust their alt to 6500 ft. they maintained visual separation from each other about 1 mi abreast. They stated that they lost visual contact with each other shortly thereafter. The plt of N24JE stated that he next saw the other acft ahead & to his right & he banked hard to the left in order to avoid a collision, but he was unable to do so. The right leading edge of the wing of N24JE struck the trailing edge of the left wing of N492DM. Both acft were able to land safely & denied they were flying or attempting to fly formation with each other.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N24JE
- Reported as
- Beech E-18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- BA330
- Airframe hours
- 5,824
- Engine
- P&W R985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Aerovation, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Aerovation, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 19, 1987
- Departed
- MSY · New Orleans, LA
- Destination
- LIT · Little Rock, AR
- Registration
- N492DM
- Reported as
- Beech C-45H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5210874
- Engine
- P&W R985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- De Mint, Thomas
- Registered owner
- Thomas Demint
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- MSY · New Orleans, LA
- Destination
- LITL · Little Rock, AR
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.
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N24JE
- Age
- 56
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 7,051 total · 3,736 in this make and model · 6,988 as pilot in command · 317 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N492DM
- Age
- 50
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,000 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MCB, 58 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.