# Accident 19771030038981A: Piper PA24250, Francesville, IN, October 30, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1977
- Place: Francesville, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 40.9853° N, 86.8837° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Francesville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9853&lon=-86.8837&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8445P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8445P-1978-02-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771030038981A

## Narrative

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

NON-RADAR ENVIRONMENT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N1555S, Beech P35BEECH: [Accident 19771030038982A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771030038982A)

## 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 CHI78FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FA005), Oct 30, 1977: Piper PA-24 (N8445P), Francesville, IN, destroyed, 4 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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