- Date
- March 16, 1978
- Place
- Lynden, WA · LYNDEN, WA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 1 minor
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- C-GHUSCessna 172C-GICQPiper PA-34
- Status
- Completed · report April 7, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 141715
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-0003 78/3/16 LYNDEN,WA PIPER PA-34 CR- 2 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1532 C-GICQ PX- 1 0 0 DUAL AGE 46, 13000 TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 1 HOURS, 600 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LANGLEY,BC 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 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 CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 7 HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 170 VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 7 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING REMARKS- LOST RIGHT OUTER WING PANEL IN COLLISION.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-0003 78/3/16 LYNDEN,WA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 135 TIME - 1532 C-GHUS PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 106 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 3 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ABBOTTSFORD,BC 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 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 - YES CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 3 HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 170 VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 7 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING REMARKS- NOSED OVER ON FORCED LANDING.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- C-GHUS
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Registration
- C-GICQ
- Reported as
- Piper PA-34
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed