# Accident 19870823047512A: Cessna U206G, Lissie, TX, August 23, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1987, 11:30 local time
- Place: Lissie, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Formation Flying
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5205° N, 96.2207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5205&lon=-96.2207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4745U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4745U-1988-11-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206G (registry code 2073356, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87FA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870823047512A

## Narrative

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

APPEARS THE PILOTS WERE ATTEMPTING TO FLY IN FORMATION AND COLLIDED WITH EACH OTHER. OTHER AIRCRAFT N1038U.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N1038U, Piper PA34200: [Accident 19870823047511A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870823047511A)

## 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 FTW87FA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA206), Aug 23, 1987: Cessna U206G (N4745U), Lissie, TX, destroyed, 3 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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