Mar 2, 1999
Incident
SALINA, KS
InjuriesNone
Phase of Flight-
ConditionsVMC
OperationFAR 121
Probable Cause
The ARTCC personnel failed to maintain radio communications with both airplanes and failed to maintain IFR separation standards. Factors relating to the incident were the FAA does not require cargo airplanes to be equipped with TCAS and neither airplane was equipped with TCAS.
NTSB CHI99IA100