ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 39387
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| Date: | 24-AUG-1984 |
| Time: | 1118 |
| Type: |  Rockwell 112TC |
| Operator: | Aesthetech |
| Registration: | N112SM |
| C/n / msn: | 13020 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 15 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | San Luis Obispo, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Paso Robles, CA |
AT ABOUT 1118, A BEECH C-99 (WINGS WEST FLT 628), N6399U, & A ROCKWELL 112TC, N112SM, COLLIDED IN MIDAIR ABOUT 8 MI WEST-NORTHWEST OF THE SAN LOUI OBISPO COUNTY ARPT. THE ROCKWELL 112TC HAD DEPARTED PASO ROBLES, CA & WAS DESCENDING TOWARD THE SAN LOUI OBISPO COUNTY ARPT. THE BEECH C-99 HAD DEPARTED SAN LOUI OBISPO & WAS CLIMBING ON A FLT TO SAN FRANCISCO. THEY COLLIDED HEAD-ON AT ABOUT 3400 FT MSL IN CLEAR WX. THE C-99 CREW HAD JUST CONTACTED LOS ANGELES ARTCC. AT THAT TIME, THE AIRCREWS OF BOTH ACFT WERE GOVERNED BY THE 'SEE-AND-AVOID' CONCEPT WITH REGARD TO EACH OTHER. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE STANDARD DEPARTURE & INSTRUMENT APCH PROCEDURES SHARED A COMMON TRACK. THE C-99 WAS DEPARTING ALONG THE DEPARTURE TRACK. JUST PRIOR TO THE COLLISION, THE 112TC CREW HAD CONTACTED UNICOM & REPORTED AT THE DOBRA INTERSECTION WHICH WAS ON THE ILS APCH COURSE. AFTER COLLIDING, BOTH ACFT CRASHED ON OPEN TERRAIN & BURNED. THE CONTROLLER HAD ONLY SECONDS TO APPRAISE RADAR DATA & ISSUE A SAFETY ADVISORY. WINGS WEST REQD 1 RADIO ON COMPANY FREQ. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X40665
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
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