THE PLTS OF 2 CESSNA 182 ACFT TOOK OFF FROM RWY 10 IN FORMATION. ONE OF THESE,
N6384A, HAD 4 SKYDIVERS ABOARD. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PLT OF N6384A DISCONTINUED
FORMATION FLT & DEPD TO THE SE, WHILE THE OTR CESSNA DEPD NE. AT ABOUT THE SAME
TIME, A PIPER PA-28, N4676R, WAS APCHG THE ARPT WITH A DUAL STUDENT & INSTRUCTOR
(CFI) ABOARD. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE 2 ACFT CONVERGED & COLLIDED ABOUT 1-1/2 MI SE OF
THE ARPT. NO KNOWN WITNESS SAW THE COLLISION; THE ALTITUDE & HEADINGS OF THE
ACFT WERE NOT VERIFIED. DURING IMPACT, THE 2 ACFT BECAME ENTANGLED & THEY
IMPACTED THE GROUND AT THE SAME LOCATION. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED EVIDENCE
THAT THE HIGH WING CESSNA & THE LOW WING PA-28 CONVERGED LATERALLY, WHILE ON FLT
PATHS THAT ANGLED TOWARD EACH OTHER.
Probable Cause
FAILURE OF THE PILOTS IN BOTH AIRCRAFT TO SEEING-AND-AVOID THE OTHER AIRPLANE.