19780820043242A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr 05650 · Ft Wayne, IN · August 20, 1978

Date
August 20, 1978
Place
Ft Wayne, IN
Phase of flight
Descent
Collision
Midair collision, second aircraft
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2542
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI78FA060
Reported as
Amtr 05650
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
463 total6 in this make and model112 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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