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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Frchld KR-31 · Bartlesville, OK · June 1, 1996

Date
June 1, 1996 · 14:12 local
Place
Bartlesville, OK
Airport
Frank Phillips Airport
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7780
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW96FA234
Reported as
Frchld KR31
Reported engine
WRIGHT OX5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
19,660 total283 in this make and model

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What happened

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Both biplanes on base leg. Waco below suddenly made pullup colliding with the KR31. Both crashed and waco burned.

As the FAA filed it

BOTH BIPLANES ON BASE LEG. WACO BELOW SUDDENLY MADE PULLUP COLLIDING WITH THE KR31. BOTH CRASHED AND WACO BURNED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other aircraft in the event · 1

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