The Pilot And Observer Heard A Loud “Bang/Wham”
On November 6, 2020, about 1638 central standard time, a Beech J35 airplane, N617Q, and a Beech M35 airplane, N338Z, were involved in a mid-air collision near Fredericksburg, Texas. The Beech J35 was destroyed, and the Beech M35 sustained substantial damage. The Beech J35 pilot sustained fatal injuries, and the Beech M35 pilot and pilot-rated observer sustained minor injuries. The airplanes were operated as Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flights. According to the N338Z pilot and observer, the accident flight was a four-airplane formation flight that planned to practice formation operations in an area north of the Gillespie County Airport (T82), Fredericksb