- Date
- September 22, 1978
- Place
- Concord, CA · CONCORD, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Status
- Completed · report November 30, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19780922034741A19780922034742A
- Case key
- 139242
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3174 78/9/22 NR.CONCORD,CA CESSNA 150G CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 23, 164 TIME - 1700 N8466J PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 152 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 2 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CONCORD,CA RIO VISTA,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL 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.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 22 HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 145 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT INSTALLED REMARKS- L MAIN GEAR/STRUT & R BRAKE LINE FAILED DURING MID-AIR.ACFT DEP RWY ON LNDG ROLL.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3174 78/9/22 NR.CONCORD,CA PIPER PA-28 CR- 2 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1700 N36762 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 28, 582 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 1 500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CONCORD,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE 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 CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 12 HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 145 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N36762
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N36762Registration cancelled Nov 8, 2012 · Piper PA-28-161Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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
- N8466J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Buchanan
N8466JRegistration cancelled Sep 15, 2009 · Cessna 150GAirframe modelCessna 150GEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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.