# Accident 19780518042561A: Amd FALCOND, TN, May 18, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1978
- Place: TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Aircraft: N121GW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N121GW-1981-06-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dassault/Sud FAN JET FALCON SER D (registry code 2720304, https://openairdocs.org/model/dassault-sud-fan-jet-falcon-ser-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMD FALCOND
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,647 total, 350 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA78AA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA78AA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780518042561A

## 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

- N6423K, Cessna A150K: [Accident 19780518042562A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780518042562A)

## 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 DCA78AA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA78AA013), May 18, 1978: Sud Avtn DA-20 (N121GW), Memphis, TN, destroyed, 6 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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