# Accident 19800616019961A: Bbavia 7KCAB, San Antonio, TX, June 16, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1980, 19:45 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: Randolph Afb
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Formation Flying
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5289° N, 98.2780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RANDOLPH AFB (RND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5289&lon=-98.2780&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36252, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36252-1982-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7KCAB (registry code 1220701, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7KCAB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800616019961A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK OTHER AIRPLANE DURING PHOTO FORMATION FLYING WHILE TRYING TO CROSS UNDER OTHER AIRCRAFT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N1012M, Boeing PT17: [Accident 19800616019962A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800616019962A)

## 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 FTW80FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA086), Jun 16, 1980: Bellanca 7KCAB (N36252), San Antonio, TX, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N36252 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19751122038839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751122038839A), Nov 22, 1975: Blanca 7KCAB (N36252), Ransom, IL, Substantial damage. Aprx two tablespoons of fuel found in each of the main strainers and line to fuel injector unit.

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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