20040828022551A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bbavia 8KCAB · Prescott Valley, AZ · August 28, 2004

Date: August 28, 2004 · 08:40 local
Place: Prescott Valley, AZ
Phase of flight: Formation Flying
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N561ER
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX04FA304
Reported as: Bbavia 8KCAB
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,200 total350 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N561ERRegistration cancelled Mar 7, 2007 · American Champion 8KCABS/N 934-2003 Airframe modelAmerican Champion 8KCAB

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Two aircraft collided in flight while practicing aerobatics. The pilot of each airplane was the only occupant of that aircraft. The pilots were practicing aerobatics for a planned aerobatic competency demonstration flight the following day. Preliminary investigation indicates during their practice routine, the aircraft made contact with one another during a vertical maneuver causing aircraft structural damage and possibly injuries from which the pilots were unable to recover.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) TWO AIRCRAFT COLLIDED IN FLIGHT WHILE PRACTICING AEROBATICS. THE PILOT OF EACH AIRPLANE WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT OF THAT AIRCRAFT. THE PILOTS WERE PRACTICING AEROBATICS FOR A PLANNED AEROBATIC COMPETENCY DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT THE FOLLOWING DAY. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION INDICATES DURING THEIR PRACTICE ROUTINE, THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH ONE ANOTHER DURING A VERTICAL MANEUVER CAUSING AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLY INJURIES FROM WHICH THE PILOTS WERE UNABLE TO RECOVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX04FA304Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPrescott, AZThe failure of both pilots to maintain adequate clearance from each other while performing formation aerobatic maneuvers.Aug 28, 2004 · 2 aircraft · Destroyed

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N562ERBbavia 8KCABAccident 20040828022552A · Destroyed · 1 fatal