- Date
- July 15, 1978
- Place
- Bedford, IN · BEDFORD, IN
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 4 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Status
- Completed · report May 21, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19780715019932A19780715019931A
- Case key
- 140417
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4294 78/7/15 BEDFORD,IN PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 1 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1550 N6367R PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE AGE 40, 10660 TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 3 HOURS, 1210 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRISSOM AIRPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BEDFORD,IN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT REMARKS- N6367R IN CLOSED PATTERN.NO UNICOM TRANSMISSIONS EITHER ACFT.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4294 78/7/15 BEDFORD,IN GRUMMAN AA5B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1550 N28463 PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 45, 8901 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 1 1 1004 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRISSOM AIRPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BEDFORD,IN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT REMARKS- 1/2 OF THE APPROACH ENDS OF BOTH INTERSECTING RUNWAYS ARE NOT MUTUALLY VISIBLE DUE TO HIGH TERRAIN
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N28463
- Reported as
- Grumman AA5B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Grissom Airport
N28463Registered now · Grumman American Avn. AA-5BAirframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5BEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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
- N6367R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Grissom Airport
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.
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.