39.1414° N, 96.6716° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at MANHATTAN RGNL (MHK), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
May 22, 1985 · 13:45 local
Place
Manhattan, KS
Airport
Manhattan Municipal
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Midair collision, second aircraft
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
2MIL
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,560 total60 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Collided with Piper 7053R as crew was distracted by level off procedures. Front of anticollision light was taped.
As the FAA filed it
COLLIDED WITH PIPER 7053R AS CREW WAS DISTRACTED BY LEVEL OFF PROCEDURES. FRONT OF ANTICOLLISION LIGHT WAS TAPED.