# Accident 19780715019931A: Piper PA28140, Bedford, IN, July 15, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1978
- Place: Bedford, IN
- Airport: Grissom Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 38.8602° N, 86.4895° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bedford, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8602&lon=-86.4895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6367R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6367R-1982-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,660 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEX25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEX25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780715019931A

## Narrative

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

N6367R IN CLOSED PATTERN.NO UNICOM TRANSMISSIONS EITHER ACFT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N28463, Grumav AA5B: [Accident 19780715019932A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780715019932A)

## 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 CHI78FEX25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEX25), Jul 15, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N6367R), Bedford, IN, destroyed

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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