32.6099° N, 85.4808° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Auburn, AL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 22, 1985 · 12:36 local
Place
Auburn, AL
Airport
Auburn
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Midair collision, second aircraft
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
NR349
Reported as
Semco Challenger
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX503
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
354 total0 in this make and model0 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.
On short final for runway 10, collided with the right wing of lear 873LP, which was on final for runway 18.
As the FAA filed it
ON SHORT FINAL FOR RUNWAY 10, COLLIDED WITH THE RIGHT WING OF LEAR 873LP, WHICH WAS ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY 18.