19840302026831A

Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150M · Durant, OK · March 2, 1984

Date: March 2, 1984 · 16:50 local
Place: Durant, OK
Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N704VC
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW84LA155
Reported as: Cessna 150M
Reported engine: Continental O200A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 267 total267 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Wing tips collided during unauthorized picture taking formation flight. Came too close to N4861B. Wings overlapped

As the FAA filed it

WING TIPS COLLIDED DURING UNAUTHORIZED PICTURE TAKING FORMATION FLIGHT. CAME TOO CLOSE TO N4861B. WINGS OVERLAPPED

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW84LA155Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDurant, OKBefore takeoff, a student & a commercial plt agreed to rendezvous & fly formation while the student took pictures of the commercial plt's acft. The student was to fly a Cessna 152, N4861B, while the commercial plt flew a Cessna 150, N704V6. They planned for…Mar 2, 1984 · 2 aircraft · Minor damage

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N4861BCessna 152Accident 19840302026832A · Substantial damage