# Accident 19750515022122A: Cessna 175, Elwood, IN, May 15, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1975
- Place: Elwood, IN
- Airport: Elwood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 40.2528° N, 85.8333° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Elwood Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2528&lon=-85.8333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9405B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9405B-2011-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175 (registry code 2072502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 96 total, 35 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75AC087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750515022122A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BOTH ACFT COLLIDED OUR INTERSECTION OF N-S,E-W RWY.CESSNA ON APCH RWY 27,GRUMMAN ON APCH RWY 36.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N1332R, Grumav AA5: [Accident 19750515022121A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750515022121A)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI75AC087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC087), May 15, 1975: Cessna 175 (N9405B), Elwood, IN, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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