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FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA
F S M/N PURPOSE
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3-4437 78/9/3 ANCHORAGE,AK BELLANCA 7GCBC CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 29, UNK/NR
TIME - 2115 N7696S PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 1 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
RATED.
NAME OF AIRPORT - MERRILL FIELD
DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION
HOMER,AK ANCHORAGE,AK
TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION
COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE LANDING LIGHT(S)
SPECIAL DATA
SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT
CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 150
EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT OPERATING
REMARKS- DARK NIGHT. PILOT FAILED TO INSURE THAT ACFT CLEARANCE/COLLISION LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED.
