Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Bonita, Louisiana 71223
Thursday, July 14, 2005 16:30 CDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
Two single-engine agricultural airplanes collided in flight while maneuvering. Both airplanes were of the same make, but different model and were both operated by the same operator. One aircraft, being flown by a 16,000 hour pilot, had just completed an aerial application mission and initiated a high rate of climb on a westerly heading. The second aircraft, which was being flown by a 10,337-hour pilot, was in cruise flight at 500 feet above the ground, returning to a private grass airstrip on a northerly heading. The propeller of the climbing airplane struck the right wing of the airplane in cruise flight. The pilot of the airplane in cruise banked the airplane to the left and initiated a descent to avoid the climbing airplane. The pilot of the airplane in cruise flight landed without further incident at a nearby grass airstrip, while the pilot of the climbing airplane elected to make a forced landing to a cotton field. The airplane was damaged during the forced landing. The airplanes were not in radio contact with each other at the time of the accident. The operator reported that both pilots had been on duty for at least 8 hours at the time of the collision.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
The failure of the pilot to maintain an adequate visual lookout, which resulted in a midair collision. A contributing factor was the unsuitable terrain for a forced landing.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 7/14/2005 |
| Event Day of the Week | Thursday |
| Time of Event | 1630 |
| Event Time Zone | Central Daylight Time |
| Event City | Bonita |
| Event State | LOUISIANA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 71223 |
| Event Date Year | 2005 |
| Event Date Month | 7 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | Yes |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 325600N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0915100W |
| Event Location Airport | -- |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | -- |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | -- |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | -- |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1453 Central Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 20 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | KMLU |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 79 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 28 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | CDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 3800 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Few |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 32 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 24 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 170 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 12 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 16 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29.86 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | None |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 2 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 18972 |
| NTSB Notification Source | BTR FSDO |
| NTSB Notification Date | Jul 18 2005 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | DMS |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 31 2006 7:35AM |
| User who most recently changed record | NTSB\JOHB |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | Baton Rouge, LA |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
Aircraft #2 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N61220 | N3098R |
| NTSB Number | DFW05LA182A | DFW05LA182B |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 137: Agricultural | Part 137: Agricultural |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- | -- |
| Damage | Substantial | Minor |
| Aircraft Fire | None | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Ayres | Ayres |
| Aircraft Model | S2R-T34 | S2R-T15 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | T34-195 | T15-022 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 1 | 1 |
| Number of Engines | 1 | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | Mar 1 2005 12:00AM | Apr 1 2005 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 103 | 100 |
| Airframe Hours | 22383 | 11291 |
| ELT Installed | -- | No |
| ELT Activated | -- | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | -- | No |
| ELT Type | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | McGinty Flying Service | McGinty Flying Service |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 15592 Doles Road | 15592 Doles Road |
| Aircraft Owner City | Jones | Jones |
| Aircraft Owner State | LA | LA |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 71250 | 71250 |
| Operator is an individual? | No | No |
| Operator Name | McGinty Flying Service | McGinty Flying Service |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | 15592 Doles Rd | 15592 Doles Rd |
| Operator City | Jones | Jones |
| Operator State | LA | LA |
| Operator Country | USA | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 71250 | 71250 |
| Operator Code | -- | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | -- | -- |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- | -- |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | Agriculture | Agriculture |
| 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) | Aerial Application | Aerial Application |
| Second Pilot on Board | No | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No | No |
| Departure Airport Code | -- | -- |
| Departure City | Jones | Bonita |
| Departure State | LA | LA |
| Departure Country | USA | USA |
| Departure Time | -- | 1500 |
| Departure Time Zone | CDT | CDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | -- | -- |
| Destination City | Jones | Bonita |
| Destination State | LA | LA |
| Destination Country | USA | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Maneuvering - aerial application | Cruise |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Oct 31 2005 3:16PM | Oct 31 2005 3:16PM |
| User who most recently changed record | CASH | CASH |
| Since inspection or accident | Time of Accident | Last Inspection |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | NA | -- |
| Runway Length | -- | 2600 |
| Runway Width | -- | 100 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No | No |
| Medical Flight | -- | -- |