# NTSB Accident SEA93FA094
> **GRUMMAN A6E** · 1993-04-14 · STEPTOE, WA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA93FA094
- **Event ID:** 20001211X12242
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-04-14
- **Location:** STEPTOE, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 47.010784, -117.359893
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** GRUMMAN
- **Model:** A6E
- **Registration:** USN
- **FAR Part:** ARMF
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE INHERENT LIMITATIONS OF THE SEE-AND-AVOID CONCEPT OF SEPARATION OF AIRCRAFT OPERATING UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES THAT PRECLUDED THE CREW OF THE A6E AND THE PILOT OF THE AGCAT FROM RECOGNIZING A COLLISION HAZARD AND TAKING ACTIONS TO AVOID A MIDAIR COLLISION.

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