# NTSB SEA82DA028: Boeing A75N1, N56270, Medford, OR, February 6, 1982 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report - Date: February 6, 1982, 10:55 local (18:55 UTC) - Place: Medford, OR - Location: 42.3750° N, 122.8733° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ROGUE VALLEY INTL/MEDFORD (MFR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - NTSB coordinates: 36.79927, -97.730209 (estimated), outside the stated state - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3750&lon=-122.8733&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 6, 1983 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 71645 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA82DA028 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71645/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA028 ## Analysis (aircraft 2) AFTER LANDING THE PILOT OF TAYLORCRAFT, N9507B, WAS CLEARED TO PROCEED TO HIS PARKING AREA. AT 1054:50, GROUND CONTROL ADVISED HIM OF STEARMAN, N56270, APPROACHING FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE TAYLORCRAFT PILOT ADJUSTED HIS TAXI PATH TO THE RIGHT OF THE TAXIWAY TO CLEAR THE ONCOMING STEARMAN. WHILE TAXIING AT 1055, THE STEARMAN PILOT CALLED ON TOWER FREQUENCY AND REPORTED "READY FOR WESTBOUND TAKEOFF." THIS WAS HIS FIRST RADIO TRANSMISSION FOR THAT FLIGHT. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE TAYLORCRAFT PILOT NOTED THAT THE STEARMAN WAS CONVERGING AND MADE AN EVASIVE RIGHT TURN OFF OF THE TAXIWAY AND INTO THE GRASS. HOWEVER, THE LEFT WING OF EACH AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH ONE ANOTHER. THE STEARMAN RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE WHILE THE TAYLORCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. ## Analysis (aircraft 1) THE PILOT OF BOEING STEARMAN A75N1, N56270, REPORTED THAT HIS VHF RADIO HAD A MALFUNCTIONING FREQUENCY SELECTOR WHICH NECESSITATED MANUALLY SETTING THE MEDFORD TOWER FREQUENCY PRIOR TO TAXIING. THIS PROBLEM PREVENTED HIM FROM SELECTING OTHER FREQUENCIES. HE CALLED THE CONTROL TOWER WHILE HE WAS TAXIING, JUST AFTER PASSING A CESSNA 150. HE REPORTED THAT AT THAT TIME, HE WAS LOOKING OUT HIS RIGHT SIDE TO ASSURE CLEARANCE FROM PARKED AIRCRAFT. HE ALSO STATED THAT TAYLORCRAFT, N95078, HAD ROUNDED A CORNER BEYOND THE NOSE OF HIS AIRCRAFT AND WAS APPROACHING ON HIS LEFT, BUT HE DID NOT SEE THE TAYLORCRAFT UNTIL THEY COLLIDED. AT 1054:50, GROUND CONTROL HAD ADVISED N95078 OF THE ONCOMING STEARMAN, AND N95078 HAD STEARED RIGHT TO PROVIDE CLEARANCE. THE STEARMAN PILOT MADE HIS FIRST CALL TO THE TOWER AT 1055. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE TAYLORCRAFT PILOT NOTED THE PLANES CONVERGING AND TURNED TO AVOID A COLLISION. HOWEVER, THE LEFT WING OF EACH STRUCK ONE ANOTHER. N95078 WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water collision with object, taxi - to takeoff - comm/nav equipment,vhf transmitter/receiver - failure,partial (contributing factor) - operation with known deficiencies in equipment - initiated, pilot in command (contributing factor) - procedures/directives - not followed, pilot in command (contributing factor) - traffic advisory - not received, pilot in command (contributing factor) - object - aircraft moving on ground (contributing factor) - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - diverted attention, pilot in command (contributing factor) - On ground/water collision with object, taxi - from landing - object - aircraft moving on ground (contributing factor) - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot of other aircraft (cause) ## Aircraft 1 - Registration: [N56270](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56270-2018-03-13), registration cancelled 2018-03-13, S/N 75-3577, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1 - Registry model: [Boeing A75N1(PT17)](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (registry code 1380134) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 753577 - Airframe hours: 6977 - Engines: P & W R-985 310 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Minor damage - Flight: Aerial application, Part 137 - Operator: Brent Conner - Registered owner: Rogue Air Applicator - Departed: MFR, MEDFORD, OR - Destination: MFR, MEDFORD, OR - Airport: MFR, Medford-Jackson County ## Aircraft 2 - Registration: [N95078](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95078), registered now, S/N 9478, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D - Registry model: [Taylorcraft BC12-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (registry code 8850316) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 9478 - Airframe hours: 3115 - Engines: CONTINENTAL A-75 75 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: James L. Fouts - Registered owner: Susana Fouts - Departed: MFR, MEDFORD, OR - Destination: MFR, MEDFORD, OR - Airport: MFR, Medford-Jackson County ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot, aircraft N56270; age 24; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 3,060 total, 750 in this make and model, 2,995 as pilot in command, 35 in the last 90 days, 18 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours - Pilot, aircraft N95078; age 27; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 152 total, 152 in this make and model, 104 as pilot in command, 16 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 360° at 3 knots - Visibility: 25 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft overcast - Temperature: 97 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: MFR ## FAA reports on this event (2) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19820206003621A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820206003621A), Feb 6, 1982: Boeing A75N1, Medford, OR, Minor damage. Struck N95078 while taxiing for takeoff. Radio on tower other aircrft on ground control. Radio problem. Careless. - [Accident 19820206003622A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820206003622A), Feb 6, 1982: Tcraft BC12D, Medford, OR, Substantial damage. Struck by opposite TAXIINGN56270 after trying to avoid collision. 56270 was on tower. 95078 on ground control. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.