MKC79FA023

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Liberal, KS · March 22, 1979

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
March 22, 1979
Place
Liberal, KS · LIBERAL, KS
Injuries
3 serious, 1 uninjured
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2029ECessna 172N5930FCessna 210
Status
Completed · report May 24, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
137529

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0587  79/3/22    LIBERAL,KS          CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 7402
        TIME - 0735                    N5930F              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  3  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LIBERAL MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LIBERAL,KS                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           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                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   90
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES                               ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING
        REMARKS- ACFT RETURNED TO ARPT AND LANDED.
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0587  79/3/22    LIBERAL,KS          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0735                    N2029E              PX-  0  2  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 24, 1428 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  1                            341 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LIBERAL MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LIBERAL,KS                  GARDEN CITY,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           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                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   90
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO                                ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N2029E
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Liberal Muni

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
N5930F
Reported as
Cessna 210
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Liberal Muni

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.