# Accident 19790417015062A: Piper PA28180, Veedersburg, IN, April 17, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1979, 15:06 local time
- Place: Veedersburg, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Formation Flying
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1167° N, 87.2576° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Veedersburg, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1167&lon=-87.2576&mi=10
- Aircraft: N634J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 309 total, 296 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790417015062A

## Narrative

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

PILOTS FLYING FORMATION TAKING PICTURES COLLIDED. ONE CRASHED. OTHER CRASHED UPON LANDING AT AIRPORT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N1895T, Piper PA28140: [Accident 19790417015061A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790417015061A)

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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