# Accident 19910707026291A: Piper PA28180, Quincy, IL, July 7, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1991, 08:20 local time
- Place: Quincy, IL
- Airport: Quincy Municipal Baldwin Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Formation Flying
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9302° N, 91.3806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9302&lon=-91.3806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8498W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8498W-1991-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A2A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 73 total, 21 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91FA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910707026291A

## Narrative

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

FORMATION FLIGHT OF 5,NR3 ON CROSSUNDER CLIMBED AND STRUCK UNDERSIDE OF LEAD PLANE N4349J. NR3 SPIRALED AND CRASHED

## Other aircraft in the event

- N4349J, Piper PA28180: [Accident 19910707026292A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910707026292A)

## 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 CHI91FA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA211), Jul 7, 1991: Piper PA-28-180 (N8498W), Quincy, IL, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE BY THE PILOT OF THE OTHER AIRPLANE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S ATTEMPT TO FLY FORMATION, HIS INADEQUATE GROUP BRIEFING, AND THE LACK OF EXPERIENCE ON…

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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