# Accident 19850414015331A: Piper PA28140, Camp Verde, AZ, April 14, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1985, 10:00 local time
- Place: Camp Verde, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Formation Flying
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4793° N, 111.7806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4793&lon=-111.7806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6439R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6439R-2003-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 916 total, 469 in this make and model, 330 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85FA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850414015331A

## Narrative

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

FLEW TOO CLOSE TO AND COLLIDED WITH CESSNA 73708 DURING FORMATION FLYING.  PROPS STRUCK CESSNA AFT OF REAR WINDOW.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N73708, Cessna 172M: [Accident 19850414015332A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850414015332A)

## 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 LAX85FA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA202), Apr 14, 1985: Piper PA-28-140 (N6439R), Camp Verde, AZ, substantial damage, 2 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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