# Accident 19770526017031A: Piper PA16, Collins, NY, May 26, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1977
- Place: Collins, NY
- Airport: Gowanda Airpark
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 42.4965° N, 78.9206° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Collins, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4965&lon=-78.9206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6862K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6862K-1977-08-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-16 (registry code 7101602, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA16
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 6 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770526017031A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

VERTICAL AEROBATIC MANEUVER PERFORMED OVER OTHER ACFT IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO COLLISION.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N95916, Tcraft BC12D: [Accident 19770526017032A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770526017032A)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC77FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA061), May 26, 1977: Piper PA-16 (N6862K), Collins, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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