42.3212° N, 85.1797° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Battle Creek, MI, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 16, 1985 · 19:50 local
Place
Battle Creek, MI
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Midair collision, first aircraft
Aircraft
IFROG
Reported as
Camron V77CAMERON
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
637 total481 in this make and model27 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.
Saw N1533S climbing rapidly and opened the only blast valve available. Basket tore hole in others envelope.
As the FAA filed it
SAW N1533S CLIMBING RAPIDLY AND OPENED THE ONLY BLAST VALVE AVAILABLE. BASKET TORE HOLE IN OTHERS ENVELOPE.