OAK69A0043

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182L · San Francisco, CA · January 15, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 15, 1969
Place
San Francisco, CA · SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Injuries
23 uninjured
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N42242Cessna 182LN973PSBoeing 727
Status
Completed · report July 8, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191274

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3775  69/1/15    SAN FRANCISCO,CAL   BOEING 727          CR-  0  0  6  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0951                    N973PS              PX-  0  0 16  SCHED PASSG SRV           40, 13641 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  1                            934 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN FRANCISCO INT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN FRANCISCO,CAL           ONTARIO,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        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.-LARGE US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - APPROACH CTL-DEPARTURE              RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - BY DEPARTURE                   CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES                                  CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  55
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   25                EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING
        REMARKS- BOTH PLTS HAD EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO SEE EACH OTHER.BOTH ACFT WERE ON SAME FREQ.INTRA-STATE CARRIER.
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3775  69/1/15    SAN FRANCISCO,CAL   CESSNA 182L         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0951                    N42242              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 54, 20804 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0 22                            HOURS, 2000 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN FRANCISCO INT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN FRANCISCO,CAL           STOCKTON,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        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.-LARGE US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - APPROACH CTL-DEPARTURE              RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - BY DEPARTURE                   CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES                                  CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  55
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   25                EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING
        REMARKS- B-727 CONT TO DEST AND LND. CESSNA HAD DAMAGED R WG,LND AT SAN FRANCISCO SAFELY.

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N42242
Reported as
Cessna 182L
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
San Francisco Int

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
N973PS
Reported as
Boeing 727
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
San Francisco Int

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.