- Date
- December 22, 1990, 10:23 local (15:23 UTC)
- Place
- Bimini, Bahamas
- Injuries
- 11 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- USCGDassault-Breguet HU-25/AN156GBCessna 337D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 32768
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Probable cause
Inadequate visual lookout by the pilots of both aircraft, resulted in their failure to see-and-avoid the other aircraft.
Inadequate visual lookout by the pilots of both aircraft, resulted in their failure to see-and-avoid the other aircraft.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
A us coast guard Dassault breguet HU-25A was climbing from low alt as a Cessna 337D was cruising in the same area at 4000 ft MSL. Subsequently, the 2 acft converged. The Cessna plt said he was adjusting his nav radio to intercept an airway, when a psgr warned him of the situation. As he looked outside, he saw the Dassault converging at a hi rate of speed. The Dassault plt said they were rolling out of a left turn, when they saw the Cessna converging. The plts of both acft initiated evasive action, but the vertical stabilizer of the Dassault hit the baggage pod on the Cessna. Both planes continued flying & landed safely.
A us coast guard Dassault breguet HU-25A was climbing from low alt as a Cessna 337D was cruising in the same area at 4000 ft MSL. Subsequently, the 2 acft converged. The Cessna plt said he was adjusting his nav radio to intercept an airway, when a psgr warned him of the situation. As he looked outside, he saw the Dassault converging at a hi rate of speed. The Dassault plt said they were rolling out of a left turn, when they saw the Cessna converging. The plts of both acft initiated evasive action, but the vertical stabilizer of the Dassault hit the baggage pod on the Cessna. Both planes continued flying & landed safely.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- USCG
- Reported as
- Dassault-Breguet HU-25/A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 394
- Airframe hours
- 4,685
- Engine
- Garrett ATF 3, 5,440 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Public aircraft · Part 91
- Operator
- Commandant Uscg \
- Registered owner
- Commandant Uscg $
- Last inspection
- AAIP · November 2, 1990 · 137 hours before
- Departed
- OPF · Opa Locka, FL
- Destination
- OPF · Opa Locka, FL
- Flight plan
- Military VFR
- Registration
- N156GB
- Reported as
- Cessna 337D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1100
- Engine
- Continental IO-360-D, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- International Field Studies
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- MYAN · San Andros, OF
- Destination
- FLL · Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
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 1
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,189 total · 950 in this make and model · 169 as pilot in command · 98 in the last 90 days · 51 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N156GB
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,740 total · 220 in this make and model · 1,671 as pilot in command · 180 in the last 90 days · 35 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.10 inHg
- Observed at
- MIA, 68 nm away