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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA34200 · Lissie, TX · August 23, 1987

Date
August 23, 1987 · 11:30 local
Place
Lissie, TX
Phase of flight
Formation Flying
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1038U
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW87FA206
Reported as
Piper PA34200
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360C1E6
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
12,000 total

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.

Appears the pilots were attempting to fly in formation and collided with each other. Other aircraft N4745U.

As the FAA filed it

APPEARS THE PILOTS WERE ATTEMPTING TO FLY IN FORMATION AND COLLIDED WITH EACH OTHER. OTHER AIRCRAFT N4745U.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.