What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The airman was in formation flight with three other aircraft. The airman was number four of the formation and positioned on the FAR left of the group. The formation began a left turn and the airman lost sight of the group and descended away from the formation. The airman attempted to regain his position closer to the formation and caused a collision with the number three aircraft. The number four aircraft made contact with the bottom of the number three aircraft in several places before breaking off the formation. Both aircraft were able to land at the nearest airport.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRMAN WAS IN FORMATION FLIGHT WITH THREE OTHER AIRCRAFT. THE AIRMAN WAS NUMBER FOUR OF THE FORMATION AND POSITIONED ON THE FAR LEFT OF THE GROUP. THE FORMATION BEGAN A LEFT TURN AND THE AIRMAN LOST SIGHT OF THE GROUP AND DESCENDED AWAY FROM THE FORMATION. THE AIRMAN ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN HIS POSITION CLOSER TO THE FORMATION AND CAUSED A COLLISION WITH THE NUMBER THREE AIRCRAFT. THE NUMBER FOUR AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH THE BOTTOM OF THE NUMBER THREE AIRCRAFT IN SEVERAL PLACES BEFORE BREAKING OFF THE FORMATION. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE ABLE TO LAND AT THE NEAREST AIRPORT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other aircraft in the event · 1
Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.