- Date
- April 16, 1978
- Place
- Butler, PA · BUTLER, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N421FEntwicklung B-1N48891Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report October 31, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780416026671A
- Case key
- 142141
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2594 78/4/16 BUTLER,PA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 56, 1193 TIME - 1410 N48891 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BUTLER-GRAHAM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARS,PA BUTLER,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING 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 - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 180 VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2594 78/4/16 BUTLER,PA ENTWICKLUNG B-1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 58 TOTAL TIME - 1410 N421F PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BUTLER-GRAHAM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BUTLER,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING 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 - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 180 VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N421F
- Reported as
- Entwicklung B-1
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Butler-Graham
- Registration
- N48891
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Butler-Graham
FAA reports on this event · 1
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