com be ▁ 8 A , ▁registration ▁number ▁N 2 8 8 9 K , ▁coll ided ▁in ▁mid - air ▁in ▁the ▁air field ▁traffic ▁pattern ▁approximately ▁ 1 / 2   mi ▁( 0 . 8   km ) ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁air port . ▁The ▁Pi per ▁crash ed ▁into ▁a ▁storage ▁facility , ▁starting ▁a ▁substantial ▁fire ▁that ▁dam aged ▁a ▁stored ▁boat ; ▁the ▁bla ze ▁th wart ed ▁by stand ers ' ▁attempts ▁to ▁rescue ▁the ▁pilot , ▁who ▁was ▁killed . ▁The ▁collision ▁sever ed ▁the ▁emp enn age ▁of ▁the ▁L us com be , ▁which ▁then ▁crash ed ▁in ▁the ▁south bound ▁lan es ▁of ▁C uster ▁Road ▁near ▁Virginia ▁Park way ; ▁the ▁pilot ▁and ▁single ▁passenger ▁died . ▁Investig ators ▁determined ▁that ▁neither ▁aircraft ▁man eu ver ed ▁to ▁avoid ▁the ▁collision ▁and ▁that ▁both ▁pil ots ▁had ▁likely ▁been ▁unable ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁other ' s ▁aircraft . ▁Furthermore , ▁the ▁Pi per ▁pilot ▁crossed ▁mid field ▁at ▁traffic ▁pattern ▁alt itude ▁rather ▁than ▁at ▁least ▁ ▁above ▁pattern ▁alt itude ▁as ▁pres cribed ▁in ▁F AA ▁guidance ▁material , ▁and ▁witness es ▁did ▁not ▁hear ▁the ▁Pi per ▁pilot ▁declare ▁his ▁intent ions ▁on ▁the ▁common ▁traffic ▁advis ory ▁frequency , ▁while ▁the ▁L us com be ▁pilot ▁had ▁done ▁so . ▁The ▁accident ▁was ▁attributed ▁to ▁" The ▁[ Pi per ] ▁pilot ' s ▁use ▁of ▁an ▁alternate ▁traffic ▁pattern ▁entry ▁procedure , ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁his ▁in