# NTSB CHI78FA060: Wooddell Pusher, N2542, Fort Wayne, IN, August 20, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1978
- Place: Fort Wayne, IN · FORT WAYNE, IN
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 21, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139432
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FA060
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FA060

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4007  78/8/20    FORT WAYNE,IN       TAYLORCRAFT BC12D   CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 437
        TIME - 0925                    N96544              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 119 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  1  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT WAYNE,IN               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           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
          CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  45                          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   90
          VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  0                    EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- FLYING THROUGH PAPER STREAMERS.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4007  78/8/20    FORT WAYNE,IN       WOODDELL PUSHER     CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 463
        TIME - 0925                    N2542               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  2  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT WAYNE,IN               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           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
          CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  45                          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   90
          VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  0                    EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
        REMARKS- FLYING THROUGH PAPER STREAMERS.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N2542](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2542-1981-02-17), registration cancelled 1981-02-17, S/N 174, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WOODDELL PUSHER
- Registry model: [Wooddell WOODY PUSHER](https://openairdocs.org/model/wooddell-woody-pusher) (registry code 0565018) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N96544](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96544-2009-09-17), registration cancelled 2009-09-17, S/N 8844, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC12D
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BC12-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (registry code 8850316) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780820043242A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780820043242A), Aug 20, 1978: Amtr 05650, Ft Wayne, IN, Substantial damage. Flying through paper streamers.
- [Accident 19780820043241A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780820043241A), Aug 20, 1978: Tcraft BC12D, Fort Wayne, IN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flying through paper streamers.

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.

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