What happened
The PA-28, registration N4512Z, was flying westbound in level flight at approximately 1,000 feet AGL. The aircraft was positioned about two miles north of an airport where an intermediate stop had been planned.
Simultaneously, a Cessna T207A, registration N6383H, was performing left turns for the purpose of aerial photography. This aircraft had just begun a turn toward the east when the collision occurred. The left wings of both aircraft struck one another during the encounter.
According to witnesses, the pilot of the N4512Z attempted an evasive maneuver approximately two seconds before impact by initiating a climbing right turn. Despite this attempt, both aircraft continued past each other and subsequently spiraled to the ground. At the time of the accident, weather conditions were clear with visibility of 3 miles in haze. Neither aircraft was in contact with any FAA facility via radar or voice.
Findings
The investigation determined that the collision occurred while one aircraft was conducting photography maneuvers and the other was in level flight.