# Accident 19771030038982A: Beech P35BEECH, 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, second 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: N1555S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1555S-1977-12-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech P35 (registry code 1151530, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-p35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH P35BEECH
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 964 total, 0 in this make and model, 22 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/19771030038982A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N8445P, Piper PA24250: [Accident 19771030038981A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771030038981A)

## 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: Beech P35 (N1555S), 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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