Boeing 737-222 N749N
30 August 1986 · Lansing, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 August 1986 at about 13:48 local time, a Boeing 737-222 registered N749N was involved in an incident near Lansing, Michigan, United States. 61 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:48
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Lansing, Michigan, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-222
- Registration
- N749N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Dayton → Lansing
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI86MA216
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PIEDMONT FLT PI255 (A BOEING 737, N749N) WAS DSCNDG IN VISUAL CONDS ON AN IFR CLNC WHEN IT & A TWIN COMMANCHE (PIPER PA-30, N7399Y) CONVERGED & PASSED WITHIN A RPRTD 50 TO 100 FT OF EACH OTHER. THE NEAR COLLISION OCCURRED AS THE PA-30 WAS CRUISING WESTBOUND AT 8500 FT & FLT PI255 WAS DSCNDG TO 7000 FT. LANSING APCH CONTROL (CTL) HAD ADZD FLT PI255 OF VFR TRAFFIC (A BEECH E33) AT 6500 FT, BUT THE CTLR WAS NOT AWARE OF THE PA-30 SINCE ITS RADAR RETURN WAS BLOCKED OUT BY AN OVERLAP WITH THE BEECH E33, 2000 FT BELOW THE PA-30. THE PLT OF THE BEECH E33 WAS BEING PROVIDED VFR ADVISORIES BY APCH CTL. THE PA-30 WAS NOT ON A FLT PLAN & WAS NOT IN RADIO CONTACT WITH ATC. NEITHER OF THE CREWS INVOLVED IN THE NEARCOLLISION SAW THE OTHER ACFT. ALL 3 ACFT WERE TRANSPONDER EQUIPPED WITH ALT RPRTG CAPABILITY & ALL WERE SQUAWKING EITHERAN ASSIGNED OR AN APPROPRIATE CODE SUPPLEMENTED BY ALT REPLY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 737-222 737-222 | N749N | - | - |
| Piper PA-30 PA-30 | N7388Y | - | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Apr 1986 | Boeing 737-222 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | United Airlines | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1986 | Boeing 737-222 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Piedmont Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 1986 | Boeing 737-200 | Nasville, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1986 | Boeing 737-200 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | Usair | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jan 1986 | Boeing 737-2H4 | Dallas, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1986 | Boeing 737-300 | Dublin, Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jul 1986 | Lake LA-250 | Frankfort, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1986 | Cessna 150 | Allegan, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1986 | Cessna 172N | West Branch, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1986 | Piper PA-28-181 | Traverse City, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1986 | Piper PA-31T1 | Charlevoix, Michigan, United States | Calco Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1986 | Beechcraft B-19 | Manchester, Michigan, United States | Christopher Hoover | No injuries | - |