Accidents
Ground, Air Factors Preceded Sabreliner/Skyhawk Midair
During the time leading up to the collision, the local controller was handling nine aircraft.

An error by local air traffic control and possible limitations to the see-and-avoid concept preceded the Aug. 16, 2015 midair between a Rockwell Sabreliner and a Cessna 172 while in the traffic pattern at San Diego Brown Field, according to the just-released NTSB factual report. The accident killed the one person aboard the Cessna and the four persons in the Sabreliner. Weather at the time of the accident was VMC.


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