Narrative:
The Nord collided with a Cessna 195 aircraft (N4377N) at 4500 feet, 54 seconds after being cleared for a left downwind approach to runway 31. The Cessna was enroute from Lincoln Park, NJ to York, PA when the upper right wingtip was struck by a propeller from the Nord.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - failed to see and avoid other aircraft
personnel - miscellaneous-personnel: pilot of other aircraft
Loss of control
accident date: 09-04-1977
type: Nord 262A-27
registration: OY-BKR
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Saturday 9 April 1977 |
| Time: | 13:56 |
| Type: |  Nord 262A-27 |
| Operator: | Altair Airlines |
| Registration: | N7886A |
| MSN: | 47 |
| First flight: | 1968 |
| Engines: | 2 Turbomeca Bastan VI-C1 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Collision casualties: | Fatalities: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 10 km (6.3 mls) S of Reading Municipal Airport/Spaatz Field, PA (RDG) ( United States of America)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Philadelphia International Airport, PA (PHL/KPHL), United States of America |
| Reading Municipal Airport/Spaatz Field, PA (RDG/KRDG), United States of America |
The Nord collided with a Cessna 195 aircraft (N4377N) at 4500 feet, 54 seconds after being cleared for a left downwind approach to runway 31. The Cessna was enroute from Lincoln Park, NJ to York, PA when the upper right wingtip was struck by a propeller from the Nord.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - failed to see and avoid other aircraft
personnel - miscellaneous-personnel: pilot of other aircraft
Classification:
Mid air collisionLoss of control
Sources:
» NTSBPhotos
accident date: 09-04-1977
type: Nord 262A-27
registration: OY-BKR
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 Philadelphia International Airport, PA to Reading Municipal Airport/Spaatz Field, PA as the crow flies is 83 km (52 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Philadelphia International Airport, PA to Reading Municipal Airport/Spaatz Field, PA as the crow flies is 83 km (52 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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