Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 27 November 1951
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-3-201C
Owner/operator: Eastern Air Lines
Registration Number: N25646
Location: near Ocala, FL –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Minor, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 20
Component Affected: The left wing of the Piper L-4J.The left wing of the Piper L-4J.
Investigating Agency: CABCAB
Category: Accident
Eastern Flight 167, a VFR flight plan to Ocala, was marred by a collision between the Piper L-4J and DC-3. The Piper, climbing after a left turn, collided with the DC-3, resulting in significant damage to the DC-3’s left wing. Control was lost, leading to a crash into a wooded area, resulting in the pilot’s fatality. The DC-3 remained in the vicinity for a few minutes before landing at 12:10.Eastern Flight 167, a VFR flight plan to Ocala, was marred by a collision between the Piper L-4J and DC-3. The Piper, climbing after a left turn, collided with the DC-3, resulting in significant damage to the DC-3’s left wing. Control was lost, leading to a crash into a wooded area, resulting in the pilot’s fatality. The DC-3 remained in the vicinity for a few minutes before landing at 12:10.
Description
Eastern Flight 167 took off from Gainsville at 11:26 on a VFR flight plan to Ocala. At 11:45 a Civil Air Patrol Piper L-4J (45-5151, cn 13891) took off from Ocala-Taylor Field runway 21. The Piper was climbing after a left turn when it collided with the DC-3 at 700-800 feet. The DC-3’s no. 1 prop made several span-wise cuts into the left wing of the Piper. Control was lost and the Piper crashed into a heavily wooded area, killing the pilot. The DC-3 circled the airport for a few minutes and landed at 12:10. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The failure of the pilots of both aircraft to observe the other in time to take the necessary evasive action.”
Primary Cause
Failure of the pilots to observe each other in time to take necessary evasive action.Failure of the pilots to observe each other in time to take necessary evasive action.Share on:
