Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary NYC88LA012

BEDFORD, MA, USA

Aircraft #1

N97313

CESSNA 172P

Aircraft #2

N6718Z

BEECH C23

Analysis

A CESSNA 172, N97313, AND A BEECH C23, N6718Z, COLLIDED IN FLT AS THE PLTS OF BOTH ACFT WERE ARRIVING TO LAND ON RWY 11 AT HANSCOM FIELD. THE CESSNA PLT HAD PLANNED TO LAND AT BEVERLY, MA, BUT DIVERTED TO HANSOM FIELD DUE TO WX. THE CESSNA WAS IN A LEFT TURN AS THE 2 ACFT CONVERGED. THE BEECH PLT SAW THE CESSNA JUST BEFORE IMPACT & TOOK EVASIVE ACTION. DRG THE COLLISION, THE ELEVATOR OF THE BEECH C23 & THE RIGHT WING & PROP OF THE CESSNA 172 WERE DAMAGED; HOWEVER, BOTH PLTS WERE ABLE TO LAND SAFELY.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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