# Accident 19780715019932A: Grumav AA5B, 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: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- 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: N28463, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28463) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA5B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,900 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 175 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/19780715019932A

## Narrative

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

1/2 OF THE APPROACH ENDS OF BOTH INTERSECTING RUNWAYS ARE NOT MUTY VISIBLE DUE TO HIGH TERRAIN

## Other aircraft in the event

- N6367R, Piper PA28140: [Accident 19780715019931A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780715019931A)

## 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: Grumman AA5B (N28463), Bedford, IN, minor 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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