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FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA
F S M/N PURPOSE
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3-0981 77/5/26 COLLINS,NY PIPER PA-16 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
TIME - 1300 N6862K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 30, 1500 TOTAL HOURS,
DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 1 0 6 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
RATED.
NAME OF AIRPORT - GOWANDA AIRPARK
DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION
GOWANDA NY EDEN,NY
TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION
COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
SPECIAL DATA
SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 180
EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING
REMARKS- VERTICAL AEROBATIC MANEUVER PERFORMED OVER OTHER ACFT IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO COLLISION.
