ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 6064
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| Date: | Thursday 9 January 1975 |
| Time: | 18:36 |
| Type: |  Cessna 150H |
| Owner/operator: | Cavalier Flyers |
| Registration: | N50430 |
| MSN: | 15069297 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Newport News, VA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Norfolk Regional Airport, VA |
| Norfolk Regional Airport, VA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A USAF Convair T-29D (52-5826) was returning from Meridian when it approached Langley AFB at night. At the same time a Cavalier Flyers Cessna 150H light aircraft, N50430, was in the area. Both aircraft were on a collision course but due to the reduced nighttime conspicuity of Cessna against a background of city lights, the USAF crew did not see the plane. Both aircraft collided at 1500 feet and crashed.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The human limitation inherent in the see-and-avoid concept, which can be critical in a terminal area with a combination of controlled and uncontrolled traffic. A possible contributing factor was the reduced nighttime conspicuity of the Cessna against a background of city lights."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1952.html
Images:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-May-2015 19:21 | egarim | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Mar-2020 19:37 | harro | Updated [Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 10-Mar-2020 19:39 | harro | Updated [Photo, Accident report, ] |
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