- Date
- July 5, 1976
- Place
- Columbus, IN · COLUMBUS, IN
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Status
- Completed · report April 21, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19760705041891A19760705041892A
- Case key
- 155109
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4079 76/7/5 NR.COLUMBUS,IN DEHAVILLAND DHC-1 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 5758 TIME - 1601 N9154 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 78 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 4 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SEYMOUR,IN NEW CASTLE,IN INDIANAPOLIS,IN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT INSTALLED REMARKS- N9154 OBSERVED CROSSING BACK & FORTH OVER TOP OF N7915N THEN DECENDING ONTO THE PIPER ACFT.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4079 76/7/5 NR.COLUMBUS,IN PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1601 N7915N PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 38, 1951 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 1 0 0 1198 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SEYMOUR,IN NEW CASTLE,IN INDIANAPOLIS,IN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN REMARKS- CLOSE FORMATION FLT HOME AFTER PARTICIPATION IN AIR SHOW.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N7915N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N9154
- Reported as
- Dehavilland DHC-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N9154Registration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Dehavilland DHC-1Airframe modelDehavilland DHC-1Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.