38.5127° N, 122.4681° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Helena, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 26, 1997 · 10:30 local
Place
Saint Helena, CA
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Midair collision, second aircraft
Aircraft
N70GG
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
320 total
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: pilot last saw another aircraft 1/2 mile @ 3 o'clock on a diverging course. While scanning for other traffic, he was looking to the left side, he felt a bump. Looked to the right and saw the other aircraft banking away. There was no damage to the glasair N70GG.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: PILOT LAST SAW ANOTHER AIRCRAFT 1/2 MILE @ 3 O'CLOCK ON A DIVERGING COURSE. WHILE SCANNING FOR OTHER TRAFFIC, HE WAS LOOKING TO THE LEFT SIDE, HE FELT A BUMP. LOOKED TO THE RIGHT AND SAW THE OTHER AIRCRAFT BANKING AWAY. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE GLASAIR N70GG.