UNK64X3890

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft D18S · Victoria, TX · September 9, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 9, 1964
Place
Victoria, TX · VICTORIA, TX
Injuries
2 fatal
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N220JBeechcraft D18SUSN 1418Grumman F11-A
Status
Completed · report January 11, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182694

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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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2-0708   64/9/9  NR.VICTORIA TEXAS     GRUMMAN F11-A       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AGE 25, 286 TOTAL HOURS,
        TIME - 1309                    USN 1418            PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  3 IN TYPE, UNK/NR
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  1  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US MILITARY
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  40
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   360               EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- 141860 OVERTOOK AND STRUCK N220J
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0708   64/9/9  NR.VICTORIA TEXAS     BEECHCRAFT D18S     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 8678
        TIME - 1309                    N220J               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 760 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  1  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US MILITARY
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  40
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   220               EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- USN 141860 OVERTOOK AND STRUCK N220J.

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N220J
Reported as
Beechcraft D18S
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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
USN 1418
Reported as
Grumman F11-A
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
Destroyed