Narrative:
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."
» ICAO Aircraft Accident Digest, Circular 38-AN/33 (25-27)
Flight path.
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Tuesday 27 November 1951 |
| Time: | 11:49 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-3-201C |
| Operator: | Eastern Air Lines |
| Registration: | N25646 |
| MSN: | 2234 |
| First flight: | 1940 |
| Engines: | 2 Wright R-1820-202A |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 17 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 20 |
| Collision casualties: | Fatalities: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | near Ocala, FL ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Gainesville-J R Alison Municipal Airport, FL (GNV/KGNV), United States of America |
| Ocala-Taylor Field, FL (OCF/KOCF), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | EA167 |
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:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The failure of the pilots of both aircraft to observe the other in time to take the necessary evasive action."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
» CAB File No. 1-0102» ICAO Aircraft Accident Digest, Circular 38-AN/33 (25-27)
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Flight path.
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Gainesville-J R Alison Municipal Airport, FL to Ocala-Taylor Field, FL as the crow flies is 57 km (36 miles).
Distance from Gainesville-J R Alison Municipal Airport, FL to Ocala-Taylor Field, FL as the crow flies is 57 km (36 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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