About 1117:38 Pacific daylight time, on August 24, 1984, Wings West Airlines, Flight 628, a Beech C-99 (N6399U), and Aesthetec Inc., Rockwell Commander 112TC, N112SM, collided in midair near San Luis Obispo, California. The weather at the time of the collision was clear. The airplanes collided head-on at an altitude of about 3,400 feet. All 17 persons, including the 2 pilots and 13 passengers onboard Flight 628 and the 2 pilots onboard the Rockwell, were killed. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the pilots of both aircraft to follow the recommended communications and traffic advisory practices for uncontrolled airports contained in the Airman's Information Manual to alert each other to their presence and to enhance the controller's ability to provide timely traffic advisories.
Aircraft Accident Report - Midair Collision of Wings West Airlines Beech C-99 (N6399U) and Aesthetec, Inc., Rockwell Commander 112TC N112SM near San Luis Obispo, California, August 24, 1984
1985
51 pages
Report
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English