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Cessna 207 N73114

12 November 1988 · Topping, Virginia, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 12 November 1988 at about 20:33 local time, a Cessna 207 registered N73114 was involved in an accident near Topping, Virginia, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 20:33
Classification
Accident
Location
Topping, Virginia, United States
Nearest airport
Hummel Airport (W75)
Coordinates
37.5903, -76.4603
Aircraft
Cessna 207
Registration
N73114
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Tangier Island
Aircraft damage
Minor
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
BFO89LA008

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 0 4

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

THE PILOT OF N76470 DEPARTED ON RWY 18 AND FOLLOWED THE NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURE BEFORE TURNING DOWNWIND FOR RWY 18. THE PILOT OF N73114 DEPARTED THE GRASS RWY 18 AND FLEW THE NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURE PRIOR TO TURNING TO A HEADING OF 070 DEG TO DEPART THE AREA. THE PILOT OF N73114 STATED HIS ATTENTION WAS DRAWN TO CHANGING THE RADIO FREQ WHEN HIS PASSENGER ALERTED HIM TO ANOTHER ACFT TO HIS RIGHT. HE STATED THAT BY THE TIME HE SAW THE ACFT THE COLLISION HAD OCCURRED. THE PLT OF N76470 STATED HE DID NOT SEE N73114 UNTIL AFTER THE COLLISION. N76470 WAS APRX 1/3 THE WAY DOWN THE DOWNWIND LEG AND N73114 WAS PASSING ACROSS THE DOWNWIND LEG WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT APRX 800 FT MSL. BOTH ACFT RETURNED AND LANDED AT HUMMEL AIRPORT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Aircraft involved

Aircraft Registration Operator Damage
Cessna 207 207 N73114 - Minor
Cessna 120 120 N76470 - Substantial

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