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| Date: | Monday 11 September 2000 |
| Time: | 12:46 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-250 Aztec |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N54325 |
| MSN: | 27-7554029 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fort Pierce, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Okeechobee, FL (OBE) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Cherokee was in the traffic pattern executing touch and go landing, and the Aztec was inbound to the airport. The Cherokee and the Aztec collided in-flight in controlled airspace, while under the control of the local controller. There was a shift change at the control tower a few minutes prior to the midair collision. The relieving local controller declined a formal briefing of the location of traffic because he was busy.
Probable Cause: Failure of local controller to provide adequate spacing between two airplanes that resulted in a midair collision. Contributing Factors: the local controller declined receiving a formal brief before relieving the controller on duty. The controller who was relieved failed to ensure proper briefing of local traffic.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X21903&key=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Jun-2014 19:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 12-Dec-2017 19:11 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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