# Accident 20040828022552A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Prescott, AZ, August 28, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2004, 08:40 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Formation Flying
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6264° N, 112.2444° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6264&lon=-112.2444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N562ER, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N562ER-2007-03-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Champion 8KCAB (registry code 2121000, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 6,950 total, 150 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04FA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04FA304) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040828022552A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N561ER, Bbavia 8KCAB: [Accident 20040828022551A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040828022551A)

## 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 LAX04FA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04FA304), Aug 28, 2004: American Champion 8KCAB (N562ER), Prescott, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of both pilots to maintain adequate clearance from each other while performing formation aerobatic maneuvers.

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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