Medford-Jackson County Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Medford, Oregon 73759
Saturday, February 6, 1982 10:55 PST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE PILOT OF BOEING STEARMAN A75N1, N56270, REPORTED THAT HIS VHF RADIO HAD A MALFUNCTIONING FREQUENCY SELECTOR WHICH NECESSITATED MANUALLY SETTING THE MEDFORD TOWER FREQUENCY PRIOR TO TAXIING. THIS PROBLEM PREVENTED HIM FROM SELECTING OTHER FREQUENCIES. HE CALLED THE CONTROL TOWER WHILE HE WAS TAXIING, JUST AFTER PASSING A CESSNA 150. HE REPORTED THAT AT THAT TIME, HE WAS LOOKING OUT HIS RIGHT SIDE TO ASSURE CLEARANCE FROM PARKED AIRCRAFT. HE ALSO STATED THAT TAYLORCRAFT, N95078, HAD ROUNDED A CORNER BEYOND THE NOSE OF HIS AIRCRAFT AND WAS APPROACHING ON HIS LEFT, BUT HE DID NOT SEE THE TAYLORCRAFT UNTIL THEY COLLIDED. AT 1054:50, GROUND CONTROL HAD ADVISED N95078 OF THE ONCOMING STEARMAN, AND N95078 HAD STEARED RIGHT TO PROVIDE CLEARANCE. THE STEARMAN PILOT MADE HIS FIRST CALL TO THE TOWER AT 1055. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE TAYLORCRAFT PILOT NOTED THE PLANES CONVERGING AND TURNED TO AVOID A COLLISION. HOWEVER, THE LEFT WING OF EACH STRUCK ONE ANOTHER. N95078 WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 2/6/1982
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 1055
Event Time Zone Pacific Standard Time
Event City MEDFORD
Event State OREGON
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 73759
Event Date Year 1982
Event Date Month 2
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? Yes
Event Location Latitude --
Event Location Longitude --
Event Location Airport MEDFORD-JACKSON COUNTY
Event Location Nearest Airport ID MFR
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 0
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Unknown
Time of the weather observation 1100
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID MFR
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 25000
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Overcast
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) 36
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 0
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 360
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 3
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) 0
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 3
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 353
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time 0
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information
Date of most recent change to record Oct 31 2002 4:04PM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\ZUZL
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft #2

Aircraft Registration Number N56270 N95078
NTSB Number SEA82DA028A SEA82DA028B
Missing Aircraft Indicator N N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 137: Agricultural Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None None
Flight plan Was Activated? -- --
Damage Minor Substantial
Aircraft Fire None None
Aircraft Explosion None None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name BOEING TAYLORCRAFT
Aircraft Model A75N1 BC12-D
Aircraft Series Identifier A75N1 BC12-D
Aircraft Serial Number 753577 9478
Certified Max Gross Weight 2717 1200
Aircraft Category Airplane Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class Unknown Unknown
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No No
Flight Crew Seats -- --
Cabin Crew Seats -- --
Passenger Seats -- --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2 2
Number of Engines 1 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Unknown Unknown
Date of Last Inspection -- --
Airframe hours since last inspection 5 40
Airframe Hours 6977 3115
ELT Installed No No
ELT Activated Unknown Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown Unknown
ELT Type -- --
Aircraft Owner Name ROGUE AIR APPLICATOR SUSANA FOUTS
Aircraft Owner Street Address 1210 JASPER ST POST OFFICE BOX 892
Aircraft Owner City MEDFORD PHOENIX
Aircraft Owner State OR OR
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 73759 97535
Operator is an individual? -- --
Operator Name BRENT CONNER JAMES L. FOUTS
Operator Same as Owner? No No
Operator Is Doing Business As -- --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes Yes
Operator Street Address 1210 JASPER ST POST OFFICE BOX 892
Operator City MEDFORD PHOENIX
Operator State OR OR
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 73759 97535
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 Unknown --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight Unknown --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail Unknown --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Aerial Application Personal
Second Pilot on Board Unknown No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes Yes
Departure Airport Code MFR MFR
Departure City MEDFORD MEDFORD
Departure State OR OR
Departure Country
Departure Time 1055 930
Departure Time Zone
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code MFR MFR
Destination City MEDFORD MEDFORD
Destination State OR OR
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Taxi Taxi
Report sent to ICAO? -- --
Evacuation occurred -- --
Date of most recent change to record Sep 18 2002 4:50PM Sep 18 2002 4:50PM
User who most recently changed record dbo dbo
Since inspection or accident -- --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 0 0
Runway Length 0 0
Runway Width 0 0
Sight Seeing flight No No
Air Medical Flight No No
Medical Flight -- --