- Date
- April 14, 1974
- Place
- Novato, CA · NOVATO, CA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Status
- Completed · report July 18, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19740414012501A19740414012502A
- Case key
- 124203
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1401 74/4/14 NOVATO,CALIF PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 131 TIME - 1320 N4263T PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 1 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NOVATO,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) 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 - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN REMARKS- PHASE OF OPN UNK.5FT OF R WING & 18IN R AILERON SEPRTD BY IMPACT.CRASHED INTO TREES.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1401 74/4/14 NOVATO,CALIF BEECH D95A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 67, 3817 TIME - 1320 N135K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 603 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 3 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CONCORD,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN REMARKS- UTILIZING AUTOPLT,CHECKING OUT NAV EQUIP.COMPLETING TURN,OVERTOOK PA-28,N4263T.LNDD SAFELY.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N135K
- Reported as
- Beech D95A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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- Registration
- N4263T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.