# NTSB FTW87FA206: Cessna U206G, N4745U, Lissie, TX, August 23, 1987 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report - Date: August 23, 1987, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC) - Place: Lissie, TX - Coordinates: 29.520465, -96.220741 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5205&lon=-96.2207&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Fatal - Injuries: 3 fatal - Status: Completed, report February 24, 1989 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 22272 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW87FA206 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/22272/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA206 ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Midair collision, cruise - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - Loss of control - in flight, cruise - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled - Midair collision, cruise - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot of other aircraft (cause) - Loss of control - in flight, cruise - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled ## Analysis (aircraft 2) THE PIPER AIRCRAFT, N1038U, DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY 32 AT THE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, WHARTON, TEXAS, ON A NORTHBOUND FLIGHT, ABOUT TWO MINUTES AFTER THE CESSNA AIRCRAFT, N4745U. ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER THE TWO AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A MID-AIR COLLISION ABOUT 16 NAUTICAL MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. EVIDENCE REVEALED THAT THE PIPER WAS OVERTAKEN BY THE CESSNA. INITIAL IMPACT OCCURRED WHILE THE LONGITUDINAL AXES OF THE TWO AIRCRAFT WERE ABOUT PARALLEL AND THEIR MAGNETIC HEADINGS WERE NEAR THE SAME. THE LONGITUDINAL CENTERLINE OF THE PIPER WAS SLIGHTLY ABOVE AND SLIGHTLY RIGHT OF THAT OF THE CESSNA, HOWEVER, IT WAS MOVING SLIGHTLY LEFT OF THE CESSNA'S FLIGHT PATH. UPON IMPACT THE CESSNA PITCHED UP AND OVER THE PIPER, HOWEVER, ITS WEAKENED FUSELAGE (DUE TO NUMEROUS SLASHES FROM THE PIPER'S LEFT PROPELLER) FOLDED AND SEPARATED. THE SEPARATED SECTION REMAINED UNDER THE PIPER'S LEFT WING THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE. ## Analysis (aircraft 1) THE CESSNA AIRCRAFT, N4745U, DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY 32 AT THE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, WHARTON, TEXAS, ON A NORTHBOUND FLIGHT, ABOUT TWO MINUTES AHEAD OF THE PIPER AIRCRAFT, N1038U. ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER THE TWO AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A MID-AIR COLLISION ABOUT 16 NAUTICAL MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. EVIDENCE REVEALED THAT THE CESSNA WAS OVERTAKING THE PIPER AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. INITIAL CONTACT OCCURRED WHILE THE LONGITUDINAL AXES OF THE TWO AIRCRAFT WERE ABOUT PARALLEL AND THEIR MAGNETIC HEADINGS WERE NEAR THE SAME. THE LONGITUDINAL CENTERLINE OF THE PIPER WAS SLIGHTLY ABOVE AND SLIGHTLY RIGHT OF THAT OF THE CESSNA, HOWEVER, IT WAS MOVING SLIGHTLY LEFT IN RELATION TO THE CESSNA'S FLIGHT PATH. UPON IMPACT THE CESSNA PITCHED UP AND OVER THE PIPER. HOWEVER, ITS WEAKENED FUSELAGE (DUE TO NUMEROUS SLASHES FROM THE PIPER'S LEFT PROPELLER) FOLDED AND SEPARATED. THE SEPARATED SECTION REMAINED UNDER THE PIPER'S LEFT WING THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE. ## Aircraft 1 - Registration: [N4745U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4745U-1988-11-22), registration cancelled 1988-11-22, S/N U20605078 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G - Registry model: [Cessna U206G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (registry code 2073356) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: U20605078 - Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520 285 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Destroyed - Flight: Ferry, Part 91 - Operator: Global Aircraft,Inc. - Registered owner: Clobal Aircraft, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special) - Departed: 5R5, WHARTON, TX - Destination: PWA, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK ## Aircraft 2 - Registration: N1038U (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34-200 - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 347250023 - Engines: LYCOMING IO-360 200 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Destroyed - Flight: Business, Part 91 - Operator: Jimmy L. Turner - Registered owner: Jimmy L Turner - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: 5R5, WHARTON, TX - Destination: PWA, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot, aircraft N4745U; age 47; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; toxicology performed; flight hours: 12,000 total - Pilot, aircraft N1038U; age 45; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: right; toxicology performed; flight hours: 12,000 total ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 330° at 4 knots - Visibility: 15 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 90 °F, dew point 50 °F ## FAA reports on this event (2) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19870823047512A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870823047512A), Aug 23, 1987: Cessna U206G, Lissie, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Appears the pilots were attempting to fly in formation and collided with each other. Other aircraft N1038U. - [Accident 19870823047511A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870823047511A), Aug 23, 1987: Piper PA34200, Lissie, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Appears the pilots were attempting to fly in formation and collided with each other. Other aircraft N4745U. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.