- Date
- January 9, 1971
- Place
- Edison, NJ · EDISON, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 21 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Status
- Completed · report July 12, 1972
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79513
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0001 71/1/9 EDISON,NJ BOEING 707 CR- 0 0 7 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1620 N7595A PX- 0 0 14 52, 17300 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 2 0 0 2100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN FRANCISCO,CALIF NEWARK,NJ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER WEATHER - OTHER WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US AIR CARRIER CONTROLLING AGENCY - APPROACH CONTROL LANDING RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - BY APPROACH CONTROL CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING REMARKS- DESIGNATION OF STDNT FLT TRNG AREA IN CONGESTED CTL AREA UNDER MARGINAL FLT VSBY CONDITIONS.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0001 71/1/9 EDISON,NJ CESSNA 150 CR- 2 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1620 N60942 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 43, 1215 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 21 383 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EDISON,NJ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER WEATHER - OTHER FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE FLIGHT TRAINING-PROCEDURES WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US AIR CARRIER CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN REMARKS- BOTH CREWS UN SEE AND AVOID.SYSTEM PERMITTED VFR OPERATION IN CONGESTED AREA IN REDUCED VISIBILITY
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N60942
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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
- N7595A
- Reported as
- Boeing 707
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- 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.