# Accident 19970604013662A: Cessna 305E, 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: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second 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: N305JH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N305JH-1998-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 305E (registry code 2074030, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305E
- Reported engine: CONT O47015
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,215 total, 118 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/19970604013662A

## Narrative

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

305JH RT WING AND 804DA LEFT WING STRUCK EACH OTHER DURING FORMATION FLYING. UNABLE TO RECOVER. (-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 WITHIN 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

- N804DA, Piper J3C65: [Accident 19970604013661A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970604013661A)

## 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: Cessna 305E (N305JH), Asheboro, NC, destroyed, 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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