# Accident 19870501082972A: Cessna 340A, Orlando, FL, May 1, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1987, 15:48 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Orlando International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5393° N, 81.3696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5393&lon=-81.3696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8716K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 3,444 total, 2,335 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA87MA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA87MA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870501082972A

## Narrative

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

IN CRUISE WAS STRUCK FROM ABOVE BY DESCENDING N711SQ. BOTH AIRCRAFT CRASHED. ATC ERROR ALSO CONTRIBUTING FACTOR

## Other aircraft in the event

- N711SQ, Namer SNJ4: [Accident 19870501082971A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870501082971A)

## 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 DCA87MA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA87MA029), May 1, 1987: Cessna 340A (N8716K), Orlando, FL, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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