19790417015061A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Veedersburg, IN · April 17, 1979

Date
April 17, 1979 · 15:06 local
Place
Veedersburg, IN
Phase of flight
Formation Flying
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1895T
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI79FA045
Reported as
Piper PA28140
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
166 total166 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilots flying in formation taking pictures collided. One crashed. The other crashed on landing at the airport. .

As the FAA filed it

PILOTS FLYING IN FORMATION TAKING PICTURES COLLIDED. ONE CRASHED. THE OTHER CRASHED ON LANDING AT THE AIRPORT. .

NTSB investigation

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Other aircraft in the event · 1

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