# Accident 19881112050341A: Cessna 207, Saluda, VA, November 12, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1988, 15:33 local time
- Place: Saluda, VA
- Airport: Hummel Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HAZA
- Location: 37.5903° N, 76.4603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5903&lon=-76.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73114, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73114-1990-01-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 564 total, 36 in this make and model, 228 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO89LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881112050341A

## Narrative

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

DURING CLIMBOUT FLEW INTO TAIL OF N76470 THAT WAS DOWN WIND IN PATTERN. HAD TURNED OFF RUNWAY HEADING TOO SOON.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N76470, Cessna 120: [Accident 19881112050342A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881112050342A)

## 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 BFO89LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA008), Nov 12, 1988: Cessna 207 (N73114), Topping, VA, minor damage

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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