# Accident 19890305002982A: Cessna 170B, Casa Grande, AZ, March 5, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1989, 12:30 local time
- Place: Casa Grande, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Formation Flying
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8795° N, 111.7574° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Casa Grande, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8795&lon=-111.7574&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2766C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2766C-1994-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: CONT C1452
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 8,004 total, 182 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890305002982A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK BY COMPANION AIRCRAFT N64WD DURING FORMATION FLIGHT. N64WD ENGAGED IN AEROBATICS WAS INVERTED AT IMPACT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N64WD, Amtrof BABYLAKES: [Accident 19890305002981A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890305002981A)

## 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 LAX89FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA120), Mar 5, 1989: Cessna 170B (N2766C), Casa Grande, AZ, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S PERFORMANCE OF AEROBATIC MANEUVERS, WHILE FLYING IN FORMATION, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER CLEARANCE.

## Other reports on N2766C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19780715016689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780715016689A), Jul 15, 1978: Cessna 170B (N2766C), Temecula, CA, Substantial damage. Gust 30K.pilot reported wind change to tailwind.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.