- Date
- December 4, 1971
- Place
- Raleigh, NC · RALEIGH, NC
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 27 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2110FCessna 206N8943EDouglas DC-9
- Status
- Completed · report June 29, 1972
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79720
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0021 71/12/4 RALEIGH,NC DOUGLAS DC-9 CR- 0 0 4 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1346 N8943E PX- 0 0 23 44, 6446 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 2 0 0 1380 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RALEIGH-DURHAM OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MIAMI,FLA WASHINGTON,DC RALEIGH,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US AIR CARRIER CONTROLLING AGENCY - TOWER RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - BY LOCAL CONTROL CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING REMARKS- INADEQUACY OF ATC FACILITIES AND SERVICES IN TERMINAL AREA.DC-9 DESCENDED ONTO CESSNA.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0021 71/12/4 RALEIGH,NC CESSNA 206 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 2500 TIME - 1346 N2110F PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 27 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RALEIGH-DURHAM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RALEIGH,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US AIR CARRIER CONTROLLING AGENCY - TOWER RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- RELATIVE ACFT FLTPATHS AND CONFIGNS PHYSICALLY LTD EACH FLT CREWS ABILITY TO SEE,AVOID OTHER ACFT.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N2110F
- Reported as
- Cessna 206
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Raleigh-Durham
- Registration
- N8943E
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Raleigh-Durham
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