- Date
- September 25, 1966
- Place
- Sparks, NV · SPARKS, NV
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 5 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N56243Ryan PT-22N6062ACessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report February 20, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121008
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-1146 66/9/25 SPARKS,NEV CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 374 TIME - 1730 N6062A PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 126 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 1 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VISTA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT REMARKS- N6062A ENTERED RNWY WITHOUT CLEARING APP AREA.N56243 LND ON N6062A.N56243 MADE L.NOT R.TFC PATTERN
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-1146 66/9/25 SPARKS,NEV RYAN PT-22 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 355 TIME - 1730 N56243 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 5 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VISTA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. REMARKS- N6062A ENTERED RNWY WITHOUT CLEARING APP AREA.N56243 LND ON N6062A.N56243 MADE L.NOT R.TFC PATTERN
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N56243
- Reported as
- Ryan PT-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Vista
- Registration
- N6062A
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Vista
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