# Accident 19780820043242A: Amtr 05650, Ft Wayne, IN, August 20, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1978
- Place: Ft Wayne, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 41.1306° N, 85.1289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Wayne, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1306&lon=-85.1289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2542 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR 05650
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 463 total, 6 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780820043242A

## Narrative

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

FLYING THROUGH PAPER STREAMERS.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N96544, Tcraft BC12D: [Accident 19780820043241A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780820043241A)

## 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 CHI78FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FA060), Aug 20, 1978: Wooddell Pusher (N2542), Fort Wayne, IN, substantial damage, 2 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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