19910419011572A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Univar 415-C · Santa Rosa, NM · April 19, 1991

Date
April 19, 1991 · 08:00 local
Place
Santa Rosa, NM
Phase of flight
Formation Flying
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Midair collision, second aircraft
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N87259
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN91LA062
Reported as
Univar 415C
Reported engine
Continental C7512
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
689 total686 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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While flying in formation with another Ercoupe N3210H lost sight of it then was hit from below by same. Crashed.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE FLYING IN FORMATION WITH ANOTHER ERCOUPE N3210H LOST SIGHT OF IT THEN WAS HIT FROM BELOW BY SAME. CRASHED.

NTSB investigation

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Other aircraft in the event · 1

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