# NTSB OAK69A0043: Cessna 182L, N42242, San Francisco, CA, January 15, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 15, 1969
- Place: San Francisco, CA · SAN FRANCISCO, CA
- Location: 37.7750° N, 122.4194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Francisco, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7750&lon=-122.4194&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 23 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 8, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191274
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK69A0043
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69A0043

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 1

- Registration: [N42242](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42242), registered now, S/N 18258920, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- Registry model: [Cessna 182L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (registry code 2072726) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: San Francisco Int

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N973PS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N973PS-1969-09-07), registration cancelled 1969-09-07, S/N 18911 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Registry model: [Boeing 727-14](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-14) (registry code 138400C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: San Francisco Int

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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