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(.19) On February 16, 2000, at 0748 central standard time, a mid-air collision occurred between a Cessna 182M, N91994, and a Cessna 208B, N9505B, while both airplanes were maneuvering near the Mcalester regional airport, Mcalester, Oklahoma. The Cessna 182 was destroyed, and the Cessna 208 sustained substantial damage. The private pilot of the Cessna 182 sustained fatal injuries, and the airline transport rated pilot of the Cessna 208 was no injured. There were no passengers in either airplane. The Cessna 182, which was registered to the private pilot, was operating under 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91 as a personal cross-country flight; the flight departed from neosho, Missouri, with a planned destination of carrizo springs, Texas, and no flight plan was filed. After receiving an in-flight weather report of instrument meteorological conditions along his route of flight, the pilot of the Cessna 182 elected to divert to Mcalester regional airport. The Cessna 208, which was registered to martinaire 633) for which an IFR flight plan was filed; the flight departed from the Mcalester regional airport and was en route to hugo, Oklahoma. Visual meteorological conditi ons prevailed at the time of the accident. According to the pilot of the Cessna 208, as he was taxiing for takeoff, he hear the pilot of the Cessna 182 make a radio call on the non-towered airport's common traffic advisory frequency (123.0) asking for an airport advisory. The pilot of the Cessna 208 responded to the Cessna 182 pilot, stating that the winds were grom '020 @ 15 gusting to 23" and he was going to depart from runway 01. The Cessna 208 pilot reported that he did not hear any further radio calls from the Cessna 182. He made his takeoff from runway 01, climbed straight-out until the airplane reached 500 feet AGL and then turned the airplane left onto the crosswind leg. He maintained the climb until the airplane reached approximately 1,000 feet AGL, leveled out, and turned left onto the downwind leg. He continued on the downwind leg until the airplane was south of the airport. Prior to turning left to a southeast heading on course for hugo, he looked to the left to clear the area and "was surprised to see an object coming closer," which he realized "was a high-wing Cessna coming from slightly above and behind [his] left wing-tip." He reduced power, rolled right an d nosed down. He stated stated that the Cessna 182 "turned left as in a normal x-wind to downwind turn." He further stated that the Cessna 182 "flew over [his] cockpit and the 2 planes hit in a glancing blow." The Cessna 182 descended to the ground, and the Cessna 208 returned to the airport and landed on runway 01. The Cessna 182 came to rest approximately 2 miles south of the airport. A GPS receiver recorded the wreckage location at north 34 degrees 51.77 minutes and west 095 degrees 49.02 minutes. Impact forces and fire destroyed the Cessna 182. Damage to the Cessna 208 was confined to the outboard portion of the left wing and left aileron, which was bent upwards approx. 60 degrees, 5 feet inboard from the wing-tip. Chordwise scratching and white paint transfer marks were observed on the outermost 12 inches of the bottom skin of the left wing. This section of wing skin was crushed upward with the damage increasing in severity from the wing trailing edge toward the wing leading edge. The wing-tip cap was crushed inward, and the outermost 12 inches of the left wing leading edge was crushed and torn. (-23) on February 16, 2000, at approximately 0745 central time, a Cessna 182, piloted by Mr. Lee r. kahanek, was destroyed immediately after mid air contact with a Cessna 208. Both aircraft were maneuvering in the vicinity of the Mcalester regional airport, Mcalester, OK. The pilot of the Cessna 208 had just made a take-off from Mcalester (mlc), climbing straight out until 500 feet AGL at which time he made a left turn onto the crosswind leg. He continued to climb until approximately 1000 feet AGL, leveled out and turned left onto the downwind leg continuing until the aircraft was south of the airport. Prior to turning onto a southeast course, the pilot was startled to see an aircraft (Cessna 182) descending from slightly above and behind his left wingtip. Evasive down and right maneuvers were made by the ce 208 pilot, but the two aircraft's wings hit with a glancing blow. The Cessna 208 was successfully landed at mlc, but the Cessna 182 spiraled to the ground, burning upon impact.