# Accident 19750622020622A: Waco PLA, Elkhart, IN, June 22, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1975
- Place: Elkhart, IN
- Airport: Mishawaka
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 41.6952° N, 85.9554° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elkhart, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6952&lon=-85.9554&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12453, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12453) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco IBA (registry code 9600301, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-iba) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Kinner B5 series (registry code 37501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-b5-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO PLA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 700 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75FET22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FET22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750622020622A

## Narrative

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

L WING OF LUSCOMBE STRUCK LWR L WING,RUDDER AND VERT FIN OF WACO.BOTH ACFT SUB DMGD.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N1202K, Luscom 8E: [Accident 19750622020621A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750622020621A)

## 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 CHI75FET22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FET22), Jun 22, 1975: Waco 1-BA (N12453), Elkhart, 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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