# Accident 19880525016071A: Cessna 172N, Raleigh-Durham, NC, May 25, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1988, 21:13 local time
- Place: Raleigh-Durham, NC
- Airport: Raleigh-Durham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Formation Flying
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8300° N, 78.8307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8300&lon=-78.8307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737GU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N737GU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,662 total, 159 in this make and model, 155 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88FA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880525016071A

## Narrative

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

ON A NIGHT FORMATION FLIGHT, LOST SITE OF LEAD AIRCRAFT AND STRUCK ITS TAIL CAUSING IT TO CRASH. LANDED SAFELY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N44018, Piper PA28R200: [Accident 19880525016072A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880525016072A)

## 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 ATL88FA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA185), May 26, 1988: Cessna 172 (N737GU), Raleigh, NC, substantial damage, 2 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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