- Date
- April 12, 1977
- Place
- Bridgeport, CT · BRIDGEPORT, CT
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N471AAero Comdr 500BN4846JPiper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report July 28, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19770412011932A19770412011931A
- Case key
- 157909
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1279 77/4/12 BRIDGEPORT,CT PIPER PA-28R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 23, 264 TIME - 2255 N4846J PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 38 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 2 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OXFORD,CT BRIDGEPORT,CT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING 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 CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 15 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1279 77/4/12 BRIDGEPORT,CT AERO COMDR 500B CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 1855 TIME - 2255 N471A PX- 0 0 1 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 260 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 2 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OXFORD,CT BRIDGEPORT,CT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING 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 CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 15 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N471A
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 500B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Registration
- N4846J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4846JRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-180Engine modelLycoming I0360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 2
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