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FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA
F S M/N PURPOSE
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3-4803 68/4/13 PASCAGOULA,MISS PIPER PA-18A CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 18000
TIME - 0635 N7771D PX- 0 0 0 FISH SPOTTING TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 1 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
RATED.
DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION
PASCAGOULA,MISS PASCAGOULA,MISS
TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION
COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: OTHER
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
FACTOR(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
SPECIAL DATA
SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE
TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO
CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 85 HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 15
EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
REMARKS- R WG OF N7771D STRUCK R WG STRUTS AND LOWER FUSELAGE OF N9646S FROM BELOW AND BEHIND. ACFT SPUN IN