# Accident 19970604013661A: Piper J3C65, Asheboro, NC, June 4, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1997, 17:51 local time
- Place: Asheboro, NC
- Airport: Cole  Ridge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Formation Flying
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7095° N, 79.8094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7095&lon=-79.8094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N804DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N804DA-1998-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Reported engine: CONT A758F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,240 total, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97FA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97FA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970604013661A

## Narrative

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

804DA LT WING AND 305JH RT WING STRUCK EACH OTHER DURING FORMATION FLYING 804DA PILOT HAD 2 HOURS FORMATION EXPER.                                   (-23) BOTH PILOTS ARRIVED IN CESSNA 305 AND SENIOR PEDDYCORD DEPARTED AIRCRAFT.  JUNIOR PEDDYCORD DEPARTED AIRPORT IN 305 AND CIRCLED AIRPORT. SENIOR PEDDYCORD DEPARTED AIRPORT IN PIPER J3 CUB WITHING MINUTES OF 305. DAMAGE ASSESSMENT ON SCENE REVEALED CONTACT MADE BETWEEN TWO AIRCRAFT WITH LEFT WING OF J3 CUB CONTACTING LEFT HAND AFT EMPENNAGE OF L-19.  RESULTING DAMAGE RENDERED AIRCRAFT UNCONTROLLABLE AND ACCIDENT RESULTED.  POST CRASH FIRE AT L-19.  BOTH PILOTS KILLED.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N305JH, Cessna 305E: [Accident 19970604013662A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970604013662A)

## 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 MIA97FA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97FA179), Jun 4, 1997: Piper J3C-65 (N804DA), Asheboro, NC, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilots in both airplanes to see and/or avoid a collision with each other.

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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