19840522025351A

Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Ballard, CA · May 22, 1984

Date: May 22, 1984 · 11:20 local
Place: Ballard, CA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N73857
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX84LA313
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming O320H2AD
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 830 total245 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N73857Registration cancelled Jul 16, 2013 · Cessna 172NS/N 17267725 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna 172N

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During pre arranged formation flight rear aircraft overtook and collided with N521ST.

As the FAA filed it

DURING PRE ARRANGED FORMATION FLIGHT REAR AIRCRAFT OVERTOOK AND COLLIDED WITH N521ST.

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 LAX84LA313Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBallard, CAThe pilot of N73857, a Cessna 172 and the pilot of N521ST, a Cessna 305 arranged prior to the flight to fly a 'missing man' formation with two other aircraft. The plt of N73857 was instructed to fly to the left rear of the lead acft, N521ST. The pilot of…May 22, 1984 · 2 aircraft · Minor damage

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N521STCessna 305CAccident 19840522025352A · Substantial damage

Other reports on N73857 · 2

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

Accident 20030720018869ALevel Off Touchdown · Livermore, CA(-23) On July 20, 2003, at approximately 1230 PST, pilot yoon in attempting to land at lvk, experienced a hard landing, causing substantial damage to the aircraft. She reported in a statement submitted to the NTSB, that she departed fresno, CA at 1130 hours;…Jul 20, 2003 · Substantial damage Accident 19781118036009ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Petaluma, CANov 18, 1978 · Reported as Cessna 172D · Substantial damage