- Date
- August 1, 1967
- Place
- Le Mars, IA · LE MARS, IA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 115967
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-1043 67/8/1 LE MARS,IOWA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 16, 14 TOTAL TIME - 1920 N7589R PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 1 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LE MARS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US MILITARY CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - BY UNICOM CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING REMARKS- N7589R,ABOVE AND BEHIND N43350 PRIOR TO COLLISION. UNICOM TRIED TO WARN PLTS OF SITUATION.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-1043 67/8/1 LE MARS,IOWA TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D CR- 1 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 44, 82 TOTAL TIME - 1920 N43350 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 1 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LE MARS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH 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 - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - BY UNICOM CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT INSTALLED REMARKS- N7589R,ABOVE AND BEHIND N43350 PRIOR TO COLLISION. UNICOM TRIED TO WARN PLTS OF SITUATION.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N43350
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Le Mars
N43350Registration cancelled Nov 26, 2012 · Taylorcraft BC12-DAirframe modelTaylorcraft BC12-DEngine modelContinental A&C65 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
- N7589R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Le Mars
N7589RRegistration cancelled May 8, 2013 · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 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.