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FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA
F S M/N PURPOSE
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3-4270 74/12/3 S.LUIS OBSP,CALIF PIPER PA-24 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
TIME - 1420 N9256P PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS 37, 4000 TOTAL HOURS, 2
DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 3 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
RATED.
NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN LUIS OBISPO
DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION
SALINAS,CALIF S.LUIS OBSP,CALIF
TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION
COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
FACTOR(S)
WEATHER - RAIN
WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONEL, BY PHONE
WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
OVERCAST 2500
VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) RAIN
OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F
NONE 58
WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
180 30
TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
VFR VFR
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 CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 90
HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 90 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING