# Accident 19910707026292A: 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: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second 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: N4349J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4349J) (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 O360A3A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,435 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 70 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/19910707026292A

## Narrative

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

FORMATION FLIGHT OF 5 LEAD PLANE N4349J WAS STRUCK ON UNDERSIDE BY NR3 N8498W ON A CROSS-UNDER. LEAD LANDED SAFE.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N8498W, Piper PA28180: [Accident 19910707026291A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910707026291A)

## 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 (N4349J), Quincy, IL, substantial damage, 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…

## Other reports on N4349J (1)

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

- [Accident 19860105000159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860105000159A), Jan 5, 1986: Piper PA28140 (N4349J), Creve Ceour, MO, Substantial damage. Engine quit after carburetor heat applied on takeoff. Struck aircraft in a hangar during the forced landing.

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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