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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Tcraft BC12-D · Fort Wayne, IN · August 20, 1978

Date
August 20, 1978
Place
Fort Wayne, IN
Phase of flight
Descent
Collision
Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N96544
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI78FA060
Reported as
Tcraft BC12D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Flying through paper streamers.

As the FAA filed it

FLYING THROUGH PAPER STREAMERS.

NTSB investigation

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Other aircraft in the event · 1

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