- Date
- August 6, 1964
- Place
- Douglas, AZ · DOUGLAS, AZ
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Status
- Completed · report October 21, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 184767
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0545 64/8/6 DOUGLAS ARIZ AERONCA 11BC CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1800 N3850E PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE UNK/NR, 3000 TOTAL DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 2 HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BISBEE-DOUGLAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0545 64/8/6 DOUGLAS ARIZ PIPER PA18A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 3500 TIME - 1800 N3599A PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 2 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BISBEE-DOUGLAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT REMARKS- STRAIGHT-IN APPROACH AGAINST LANDING TRAFFIC
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N3599A
- Reported as
- Piper PA18A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bisbee-Douglas
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- Registration
- N3850E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 11BC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Bisbee-Douglas
N3850ERegistration cancelled Feb 12, 2025 · Aeronca 11BCAirframe modelAeronca 11BCEngine modelContinental C85 series
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Other investigations on N3599A · 1
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