- Date
- June 12, 1989, 09:18 local (13:18 UTC)
- Place
- Hubbardston, MA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 10, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19890612015352A19890612015351A
- Case key
- 36287
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Probable cause
Failure of both pilots to see-and-avoid (attain visual lookout for) conflicting traffic.
Failure of both pilots to see-and-avoid (attain visual lookout for) conflicting traffic.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Cessna 210, N212FS, was cruising NE on an IFR clnc at 7000', squawking a discrete transponder code, while Cessna 172, N19649, was converging head-on, squawking 1200 (VFR code). The 210'S gnd spd was 174 KTS; the 172'S gnd spd was 138 KTS.the ATC ctlr adzd the 210 plt that there was 'traffic 12 o'clock, 5 miles, opposite direction, altitude unknown.' The 210 plt acknowledged, but neither he nor his pax saw the conflicting traffic until moments before impact (near a VOR stn). He initiated evasive action, but he did not believe there was sufficient time for the acft to respond to ctl inputs. Drg impact, the left wings of both acft were dmgd. The 210 contd flying & was successfully landed, but the 172 went out of ctl & crashed. The 210 plt estimated the visibility was at least 50 miles. Visibility at the nearest wx stn was rprtd to be 40 miles. There was no radio ctc with the 172. The 210 plt did not use his lndg light & there was no indcn that the 172 plt had used his lndg light, nor wwas the of a landing light required.
Cessna 210, N212FS, was cruising NE on an IFR clnc at 7000', squawking a discrete transponder code, while Cessna 172, N19649, was converging head-on, squawking 1200 (VFR code). The 210'S gnd spd was 174 KTS; the 172'S gnd spd was 138 KTS.the ATC ctlr adzd the 210 plt that there was 'traffic 12 o'clock, 5 miles, opposite direction, altitude unknown.' The 210 plt acknowledged, but neither he nor his pax saw the conflicting traffic until moments before impact (near a VOR stn). He initiated evasive action, but he did not believe there was sufficient time for the acft to respond to ctl inputs. Drg impact, the left wings of both acft were dmgd. The 210 contd flying & was successfully landed, but the 172 went out of ctl & crashed. The 210 plt estimated the visibility was at least 50 miles. Visibility at the nearest wx stn was rprtd to be 40 miles. There was no radio ctc with the 172. The 210 plt did not use his lndg light & there was no indcn that the 172 plt had used his lndg light, nor was the use of a lndg light required.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N212FS
- Reported as
- Cessna T210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21064477
- Airframe hours
- 1,662
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-R, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Sheldon Gold
- Registered owner
- Sheldon Gold
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 11, 1988 · 54 hours before
- Departed
- TEB · Teterboro, NJ
- Destination
- PWM · Portland, ME
- Flight plan
- IFR
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
- N19649
- Reported as
- Cessna 172L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17260636
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Carl P. Mc Neal
- Registered owner
- Carl P Mcneal
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 30, 1988
- Departed
- CAR · Caribou, ME
- Destination
- HFD · Hartford, CT
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.
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N212FS
- Age
- 62
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 792 total · 194 in this make and model · 792 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N19649
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 3,020 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ORH, 14 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.