# Accident 19760705041892A: Dhav DHC1B2, Columbus, IN, July 5, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1976
- Place: Columbus, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 39.2073° N, 85.9220° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2073&lon=-85.9220&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9154, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9154-2017-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-1 (registry code 2801702, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC1B2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,758 total, 0 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76AC077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760705041892A

## Narrative

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

N9154 OBSERVED CROSSING BACK & FORTH OVER TOP OF N7915N THEN DECENDING ONTO THE PIPER ACFT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N7915N, Piper PA28180: [Accident 19760705041891A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760705041891A)

## 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 CHI76AC077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC077), Jul 5, 1976: Dehavilland DHC-1 (N9154), Columbus, IN, destroyed, 5 fatal

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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