28.5729° N, 80.8204° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Titusville, FL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 8, 1986 · 14:00 local
Place
Titusville, FL
Airport
Space Center Exec
Phase of flight
Formation Flying
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Midair collision, second aircraft
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4785E
Reported as
Namer T6G
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 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.
While flying formation in an airshow trailing 5289V overtook and struck trailing edge of the left wing.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE FLYING FORMATION IN AN AIRSHOW TRAILING 5289V OVERTOOK AND STRUCK TRAILING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING.