The National Transportation Safety Board determined that the probable cause of the accident was the inability of the Convair 580 flightcrew to detect the Cessna 150 visually in sufficient time to take evasive action, despite having been provided with three radar traffic advisories concerning the latter aircraft. Visual detection capabilities were substantially reduced by the heavy accumulation of insect smears on the forward windshield and direct vision windows of the Convair. Visibility was further reduced by haze, smoke and sun glare, and by the inconspicuous color and lack of relative motion of the Cessna. Under these circumstances, the crew of the Convair should have requested a radar avoidance vector. (Author)


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    Title :

    Aircraft Accident Report. North Central Airlines, Inc. Convair 580, N4634S, Home Airmotive, Inc. Cessna 150, N8742S, Midair Collision Near Milwaukee, Wisconsin, August 4, 1968


    Publication date :

    1969


    Size :

    51 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English