OAK77DA017

NTSB incident investigation · Mitsubishi MU-2 · Monterey, CA · February 6, 1977

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 6, 1977
Place
Monterey, CA · MONTEREY, CA
Injuries
8 uninjured
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N33VMMitsubishi MU-2N8961PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report May 10, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
157808

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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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5-0007   77/2/6    MONTEREY,CA         PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 69, 793
        TIME - 1328                    N8961P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 692 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  6                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTEREY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTEREY,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        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 - APPROACH CONTROL LANDING            RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - BY APPROACH CONTROL            CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES                                  CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  180
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   0                 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0007   77/2/6    MONTEREY,CA         MITSUBISHI MU-2     CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1328                    N33VM               PX-  0  0  5  AIR TAXI-PASSG            29, 4330 TOTAL HOURS, 300
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  2                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTEREY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA ANA,CA                MONTEREY,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - APPROACH CONTROL LANDING            RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - BY APPROACH CONTROL            CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES                                  CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  0
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   0                 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
        REMARKS- OVERRAN PA-24,N8961P.

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N33VM
Reported as
Mitsubishi MU-2
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Monterey
Registration
N8961P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Monterey

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.

FAA reports on this event · 2

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.