# Accident 19860512044531A: Bbavia 7AC, Blackwell, OK, May 12, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1986, 20:11 local time
- Place: Blackwell, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Formation Flying
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8004° N, 97.2901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8004&lon=-97.2901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2603E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2603E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,437 total, 326 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860512044531A

## Narrative

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

CROSSED UNDER 5878R DURING FORMATION PRACTICE. RIGHT WING COLLIDED WITH ITS LEFT WING. 5878R DIVED INTO THE GROUND.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N5878R, Cessna 172G: [Accident 19860512044532A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860512044532A)

## 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 FTW86FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FA086), May 13, 1986: Aeronca 7AC (N2603E), Blackwell, OK, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N2603E (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19731214040059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731214040059A), Dec 14, 1973: Blanca 7AC (N2603E), Marble Falls, TX, Substantial damage. Plt lost control during landing,gear collapsed on impact with rocks. Other plt on controls also.

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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