# Accident 19960601012222A: Waco QCF, Bartlesville, OK, June 1, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1996
- Place: Bartlesville, OK
- Airport: Frank Phillips Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7309° N, 96.0705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7309&lon=-96.0705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12428, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12428) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco QCF (registry code 9600408, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-qcf) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO QCF
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96FA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA234) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960601012222A

## Narrative

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

CON APPROACH AFTER FINISHING MANEUVERS DURING AIRSHOW, COLLIDED MID AIR WITH 7780. (-23) MIDAIR COLLISION OCCURRED WHILE TURNING FROM LEFT DOWNWIND TO BASE, THE WACO MADE A CLIMBING RIGHT TURN AND STRUCK THE KR31, N7780. NEITHER AIRCRAFT WAS RADIO EQUIPPED.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N7780, Frchld KR31: [Accident 19960601012221A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960601012221A)

## 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 FTW96FA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA234), Jun 1, 1996: Waco QCF (N12428), Bartlesville, OK, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of each pilot-in-command to maintain visual lookout. Factors were: the lack of each pilot-in-command obtaining/maintaining communication with the control tower, and inadequate lookout by…

## Other reports on N12428 (1)

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

- [Accident 19890420009469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890420009469A), Apr 20, 1989: Waco QCF (N12428), Holbrook, AZ, Substantial damage. Became airborne on a gust after landing. Bounced, lost control and cartwheeled off side off runway. Too much wind.

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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