# Accident 19780416026671A: Entwic PHOEBUSC, Butler, PA, April 16, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1978
- Place: Butler, PA
- Airport: Butler-Graham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 40.8616° N, 79.8962° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Butler, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8616&lon=-79.8962&mi=10
- Aircraft: N421F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N421F-2018-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bolkow PHOEBUS B-1 (registry code 1403012, https://openairdocs.org/model/bolkow-phoebus-b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENTWIC PHOEBUSC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 59 total, 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FGM25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGM25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780416026671A

## 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

- N4889L, Piper PA28180: [Accident 19780416026672A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780416026672A)

## 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 NYC78FGM25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGM25), Apr 16, 1978: Entwicklung B-1 (N421F), Butler, PA, 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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