UNK65X0809

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150D · Pomona, CA · November 23, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 23, 1964
Place
Pomona, CA · POMONA, CA
Injuries
3 fatal
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N4359UCessna 150DN6643TCessna 150A
Status
Completed · report November 29, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180777

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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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2-1032  64/11/23   POMONA CALIF        CESSNA 150A         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 19, 18 TOTAL
        TIME - 1035                    N6643T              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  2  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRACKETT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        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                          CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES                                  CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  72
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   10                VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  43
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO                                ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT INSTALLED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PILOT N4359U FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID N6643T.
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1032  64/11/23   POMONA CALIF        CESSNA 150D         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1045                    N4359U              PX-  1  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             AGE 50, 3817 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  1  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRACKETT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        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                          CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES                                  CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  72
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   10                VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  43
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
        REMARKS- PILOT N6643T FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID N4359U.

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N4359U
Reported as
Cessna 150D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Brackett

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
N6643T
Reported as
Cessna 150A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Brackett

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.