Lufken Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Cincinnati, Ohio
Saturday, March 22, 1986 10:48 EST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

INDIANAPOLIS CTR (CTLR-A) CLRD SLUFF 11 (S-11), A FLT OF 4 ANG A-7'S, TO CLB TO FL210. LATER, CTLR-A TOLD S-11 TO CHG FREQ (TO YORK LOW SECTOR, CTLR-B). S-11 CHGD FREQ, BUT NEITHER S-11 NOR CTLR-B ESTABLISHED RDO CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER UNTIL S-11 HAD CONTD INTO THE RICHMOND SECTOR (CTLR C'S AREA). ANOTHER FLT, SLUFF 31 (S-31), CANCELED IFR CLNC WITH CTLR-C; HOWEVER, CTLR-C (A DEVELOPMENTAL CTLR) BCM CONFUSED WITH THE SIMILAR CALL SIGNS & INADVERTENTLY ENTERED A CANCELLATION NOTE ON THE COMPUTOR STRIP FOR S-11; HIS INSTRUCTOR DID NOT NOTE THE ERROR. THE STRIP WAS HANDED TO THE D-SIDE CTLR, WHO QUESTIONED THE NOTATION, BUT ENTERED A CANCELLATION MESSAGE IN THE COMPUTER, THUS REPLACING THE FULL DATA BLK FOR S-11 WITH A LIMITED DATA BLK. SVRL MIN LATER, S-11 CONVERGED WITH A BOEING 727 (TWA FLT 489) THAT HAD BEEN CLRD TO CLB TO FL230. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE FLTS PASSED W/I AN ESTIMATED 500' VERTICALLY & 200' LATERALLY OF EACH OTHER. THE FLT LEADER OF SLUFF 11 WAS ON A CHECK FLT & WAS BEING EVALUATED BY A STAN/EVAL INSTRUCTOR PLT (SLUFF 12).

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Incident
Event Date 3/22/1986
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 1048
Event Time Zone Eastern Standard Time
Event City CINCINNATI
Event State OHIO
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site
Event Date Year 1986
Event Date Month 3
MidAir Collision Indicator --
On Ground Collision occurred ? --
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport LUFKEN
Event Location Nearest Airport ID CIN
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 57
Degrees magnetic from airport 45
Airport Elevation --
Weather Briefing Completeness Not pertinent
Investigator's weather source Pilot
Time of the weather observation 0
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID
Elevation of weather observation facility 0
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 15
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) --
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) --
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 0
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 0
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 152
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 5071
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Mar 24 1986 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1000
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information
Date of most recent change to record Apr 9 2001 10:27AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft #2

Aircraft Registration Number N64315 AFNG
NTSB Number LAX86MA151A LAX86MA151B
Missing Aircraft Indicator N N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 121: Air Carrier Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed IFR IFR
Flight plan Was Activated? -- --
Damage None None
Aircraft Fire None None
Aircraft Explosion None None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name BOEING LTV
Aircraft Model 727-231 A-7 (4 ACFT)
Aircraft Series Identifier 727-231 A-7 (4 ACF
Aircraft Serial Number 20048
Certified Max Gross Weight 191500 42000
Aircraft Category Airplane Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil Military
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No No
Flight Crew Seats -- --
Cabin Crew Seats -- --
Passenger Seats -- --
Total number of seats on the aircraft -- 1
Number of Engines 3 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Continuous Airworthiness Unknown
Date of Last Inspection -- --
Airframe hours since last inspection -- --
Airframe Hours -- --
ELT Installed No No
ELT Activated Unknown Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown Unknown
ELT Type -- --
Aircraft Owner Name TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC. OHIO AIR NATIONAL GUARD
Aircraft Owner Street Address 605 THIRD AVENUE 166TH TACTICAL FIGHTER SQD.
Aircraft Owner City NEW YORK RICKERBACKER AB
Aircraft Owner State NY OH
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 10158
Operator is an individual? -- --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As -- --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code TWA SLUF
Owner has at least one certificate Yes - certificate holder None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown Unknown
Operator Certificate Number -- --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not Scheduled --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight Domestic --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail Passenger/Cargo --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Unknown Unknown
Second Pilot on Board Yes No
Departure Point Same as Event No No
Departure Airport Code CMH
Departure City COLUMBUS COLUMBUS
Departure State OH OH
Departure Country
Departure Time 0 935
Departure Time Zone EST
Destination Same as Local Flt -- dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code STL
Destination City ST. LOUIS
Destination State MO
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Climb Cruise
Report sent to ICAO? -- --
Evacuation occurred -- --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:30AM Jan 2 2001 10:36AM
User who most recently changed record dbo dbo
Since inspection or accident -- --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 0 0
Runway Length -- --
Runway Width -- --
Sight Seeing flight No No
Air Medical Flight No No
Medical Flight -- --