NYC71IN076

NTSB incident investigation · Cessna 150 · Danbury, CT · January 2, 1971

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 2, 1971
Place
Danbury, CT · DANBURY, CT
Injuries
2 uninjured
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N22785Cessna 150N7999LBeech A23-24
Status
Completed · report February 4, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
159730

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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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5-0001   71/1/2    DANBURY,CONN        BEECH A23-24        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 160
        TIME - 1245                    N7999L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 111 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DANBURY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DANBURY,CONN                LOCAL
        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
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   0
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO                                ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT OPERATING
        REMARKS- UNCONTROLLED ARPT. BEECH FLEW PATTERN OUTSIDE OF CESSNA. BEECH LND OK.
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0001   71/1/2    DANBURY,CONN        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 180
        TIME - 1245                    N22785              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DANBURY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DANBURY,CONN                LOCAL
        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
           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 - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   0
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES                               ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT OPERATING
        REMARKS- CESSNA MADE GO-AROUND,LND OK.

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N22785
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Danbury

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
N7999L
Reported as
Beech A23-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Danbury

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.

Other investigations on N22785 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.