38.3752° N, 75.5866° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Salisbury, MD, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 16, 1989 · 10:00 local
Place
Salisbury, MD
Airport
Salisbury-Wicomico County Reg
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Midair collision, second aircraft
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N66QT
Reported as
Cessna 425
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,000 total300 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days
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.
On downwind leg saw aircraft ahead to right. Dipped to avoid. Was struck by N3072V on the stabilizer and rudder.
As the FAA filed it
ON DOWNWIND LEG SAW AIRCRAFT AHEAD TO RIGHT. DIPPED TO AVOID. WAS STRUCK BY N3072V ON THE STABILIZER AND RUDDER.