# Accident 19980419007112A: Boeing A75N1, Kissimmee, FL, April 19, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1998, 11:24 local time
- Place: Kissimmee, FL
- Airport: Kissimmee Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3004° N, 81.4103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3004&lon=-81.4103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N802RB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N802RB-1998-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 10,436 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98FA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980419007112A

## Narrative

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

DURING PULLUP FOR AIRSHOW MANEUVER WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER AEROBATIC A75N1 FROM ABOVE. BOTH CRASHED..(.4) A FLIGHT OF FOUR AIRPLANES WERE PARTICIPATING IN AN AIRSHOW. THE FLIGHT LEADER OF THE DEMONSTRATION TEAM STATED, THEY HAD JUST COMPLETED AN ARROWHEAD FORMATION. THE NUMBER 2 AND NUMBER 3 AIRPLANESMOVED INTO THE DIAMOND FORMATION. THE FLIGHT TEAM COMPLETED THE 5/8 LOOP PORTION OF A 1/2 CUBAN EIGHT, SET THE 45 DEGREE INVERTED DOWNLINE, COMPLETED A 1/2 ROLL TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION, AND WAS BEGINNING THE ENTRY INTO A `CLOVER' LOOP, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. WITNESSES AND VIDEO FROM TV STATIONS INDICATED THAT THE FLIGHT LEADER, NUMBER 3, AND NUMBER 4 AIRPLANES STARTED PULLING UP OUT OF A DIVE TO INITIATE THE DIAMOND `CLOVER' LOOP, WHEN THE NUMBER 2 AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO DESCEND AND COLLIDED WITH THE NUMBER 4 AIRPLANE. (-23) THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING A FORMATION AEROBATIC PERFORMANCE OF THE RED BARON STEARMAN SQUADRON AT THE AIRSHOW OF THE STARS, KISSIMMEE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA.  THE PARTICIPATING AIRCRAFT WERE FOUR BOEING STEARMANS; N802RB, N803RB, N805RB, AND N806RB.  WHILE IN TRANSITION FROM                                                                       A FORMATION HALF CUBAN EIGHT TO THE CLIMB FOR A FORMATION DIAMOND LOOP, N802RB WAS STRUCK FROM ABOVE BY N806RB. BOTH AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED CATASTROPHIC STRUCTURAL DAMAGE, BECAME LOCKED TOGETHER, AND UPON IMPACT WITH THE GROUND, WERE DESTROYED BY A POST CRASH FIRE.

## 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 MIA98FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98FA135), Apr 19, 1998: Boeing A-75N1 (N802RB), Kissimmee, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Failure of the number 2 pilot to maintain visual contact and/or proper position/clearance from other aircraft.

## Other reports on N802RB (2)

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

- [Incident 19870618036839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870618036839I), Jun 18, 1987: Boeing A75N1 (N802RB), Akron, OH. The number five cylinder failed inflight and the aircraft safely landed in a cornfield.
- [Accident 19820805034639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820805034639A), Aug 5, 1982: Boeing A75N1 (N802RB), Whitehall, WI, Substantial damage. Encountered weather as forecast. Struck trees on go around after a low pass over a possible landing area.

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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