40.1167° N, 87.2576° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Veedersburg, IN, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
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, second aircraft
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N634J
Reported as
Piper PA28180
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
309 total296 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilots flying formation taking pictures collided. One crashed. Other crashed upon landing at airport.
As the FAA filed it
PILOTS FLYING FORMATION TAKING PICTURES COLLIDED. ONE CRASHED. OTHER CRASHED UPON LANDING AT AIRPORT.