19861127080181A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172E · Amarillo, TX · November 27, 1986

Date
November 27, 1986 · 16:15 local
Place
Amarillo, TX
Airport
Buffalo
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7709U
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW87FA022
Reported as
Cessna 172E
Reported engine
Continental O300C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
515 total66 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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The aircraft was struck by the propeller of N5508J as it flew over same. The pilot failed to see the other aircraft

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK BY THE PROPELLER OF N5508J AS IT FLEW OVER SAME. THE PILOT FAILED TO SEE THE OTHER AIRCRAFT

NTSB investigation

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Other aircraft in the event · 1

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