Half Moon Bay Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Half Moon Bay, California 94019
Monday, May 28, 1984 15:15 PDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE TWO ACFT COLLIDED AFTER N1920Y MADE A RADIO CALL TO ANNOUNCE HIS INTENTIONS OF TAKING OFF. N5157B WAS IN A STEEP DESCENT AT MIDFIELD WHEN HE COLLIDED WITH THE TOP REAR PORTION OF N1920Y. THE COLLISION OCCURRED AT ABOUT 75 FT AGL. THE TWO ACFT CRASHED ON THE ARPT. OTHER ACFT IN THE AREA AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT REPORTED THAT NO RADIO TRANSMISSION WAS HEARD FROM N5157B ANNOUNCING HIS INTENTIONS.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 5/28/1984
Event Day of the Week Monday
Time of Event 1515
Event Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time
Event City HALF MOON BAY
Event State CALIFORNIA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 94019
Event Date Year 1984
Event Date Month 5
MidAir Collision Indicator Yes
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport HALF MOON BAY
Event Location Nearest Airport ID HAF
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 64
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1512 Pacific Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID HAF
Elevation of weather observation facility 64
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation PDT
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) 25
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 24
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -18
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 180
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 8
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) --
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Fatal
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal 2
Injury Total Minor 2
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious 1
Injury Total All 5
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1880
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time 0
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 25758
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 9:15AM
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 N5157B N1920Y
NTSB Number LAX84FA319A LAX84FA319B
Missing Aircraft Indicator N N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None None
Flight plan Was Activated? -- --
Damage Destroyed Destroyed
Aircraft Fire None Ground
Aircraft Explosion None None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA MOONEY
Aircraft Model 152 M20D
Aircraft Series Identifier 152 M20D
Aircraft Serial Number 15283781 215
Certified Max Gross Weight 1670 2500
Aircraft Category Airplane Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No No
Flight Crew Seats -- --
Cabin Crew Seats -- --
Passenger Seats -- --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2 4
Number of Engines 1 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection 100 Hour Annual
Date of Last Inspection Apr 27 1984 12:00AM Aug 29 1983 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 76 69
Airframe Hours 2669 3446
ELT Installed Yes Yes
ELT Activated Yes Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No No
ELT Type -- --
Aircraft Owner Name NICHOLS ESAU DEAN O. DURRANT
Aircraft Owner Street Address 5338 AVENIDA ALMENDROS 1325 HESTIA WAY
Aircraft Owner City SAN JOSE NAPA
Aircraft Owner State CA CA
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 95133 94558
Operator is an individual? -- --
Operator Name SKYWAY AVIATION INC
Operator Same as Owner? No Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As -- --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No Yes
Operator Street Address 795 SKYWAY
Operator City SAN CARLOS
Operator State CA
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 94070
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate Yes - certificate holder Yes - certificate holder
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 -- --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight -- --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail -- --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Instructional Personal
Second Pilot on Board Yes No
Departure Point Same as Event No Yes
Departure Airport Code SQL HAF
Departure City SAN CARLOS
Departure State CA
Departure Country
Departure Time 1436 1514
Departure Time Zone PDT PDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city --
Destination Airport Code HAF APC
Destination City NAPA
Destination State CA
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Descent Takeoff
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 12 12
Runway Length 500 5000
Runway Width 150 150
Sight Seeing flight No No
Air Medical Flight No No
Medical Flight -- --