# Accident 20161021020532A: Nanchang CJ-6A, Blackshear, GA, October 21, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2016, 16:00 local time
- Place: Blackshear, GA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3025° N, 82.2800° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3025&lon=-82.2800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33CY (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: NANCHANG CJ-6A
- Reported engine: HOUSAI 6JIA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 22,643 total, 61 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161021020532A

## Narrative

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

WHILE PERFORMING FORMATION FLYING, 4 AIRCRAFT WERE PRACTICING A 4 SHIP "RE-JOIN" MANEUVER. AIRCRAFT #1 (N33CY) IS THE LEAD AIRCRAFT, THE OTHERS JOIN UP ON THE LEAD. THE #2 AIRCRAFT JOINED UP AND WAS IN POSITION WHEN THE #3 AIRCRAFT (N10EB) STARTED HIS JOIN IN.  N10EB FLEW BELOW THE NUMBER 1 AIRCRAFT IN THE FORMATION N33CY AND PULLED UP IN FRONT OF N33CY. THIS CAUSED N33CY TO STRIKE THE TAIL OF N10EB WITH THE PROPELLER, CUTTING OFF THE COMPLETE TAIL SECTION OF N10EB. THIS CAUSED N10EB TO LOSE CONTROL AND CRASH FROM APPROXIMATELY 2500'MSL. N33CY CHECKED HIS AIRCRAFT POWER AND FLYING CAPABILITY AND MADE THE DECISION TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. N33CY DECLARED AN EMERGENCE AND LANDED SAFELY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N10EB, Nanchang China CJ-6A: [Accident 20161021020512A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161021020512A)

## 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 ERA17FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA027), Oct 21, 2016: Nanchang CJ6 (N33CY), Blackshear, GA, minor damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The Bama 3 pilot's failure to properly conduct an overshoot maneuver and his premature climb before he was clear of the lead airplane, Bama 1, which lead to a midair collision

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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