19900701022981A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Florence, AL · July 1, 1990

Date: July 1, 1990 · 17:23 local
Place: Florence, AL
Phase of flight: Formation Flying
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N2409K
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL90FA139
Reported as: Piper PA38112
Reported engine: Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 118 total5 in this make and model86 in the last 90 days

N2409KRegistration cancelled May 13, 1991 · Piper PA-38-112S/N 3879A0620 Airframe modelPiper PA-38-112

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What happened

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While flying in unauthorized formation collided with N2437K that was changing position. Impact severed empannege.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE FLYING IN UNAUTHORIZED FORMATION COLLIDED WITH N2437K THAT WAS CHANGING POSITION. IMPACT SEVERED EMPANNEGE.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ATL90FA139Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportFlorence, ALFailure of the pilot-in-command of N2409K to maintain safe separation from N2437K during unauthorized formation maneuvering. Overconfidence in personal ability and the execution of unauthorized formation flight on the part of both pilots-in-command were…Jul 1, 1990 · 2 aircraft · Destroyed

Other aircraft in the event · 1

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N2437KPiper PA38112Accident 19900701022982A · Destroyed · 2 fatal

Other reports on N2409K · 1

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