# NTSB CHI78FEX25: Grumman AA5B, N28463, Bedford, IN, July 15, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 15, 1978
- Place: Bedford, IN · BEDFORD, IN
- Location: 38.8602° N, 86.4895° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bedford, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8602&lon=-86.4895&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 21, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140417
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEX25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEX25

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 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.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 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 1

- Registration: [N28463](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28463), registered now, S/N AA5B0628, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN AA5B
- Registry model: [Grumman American Avn. AA-5B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (registry code 3960105) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Grissom Airport

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N6367R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6367R-1982-01-19), registration cancelled 1982-01-19, S/N 28-21539 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Grissom Airport

## 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 19780715019932A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780715019932A), Jul 15, 1978: Grumav AA5B, Bedford, IN, Minor damage. 1/2 Of the approach ends of both intersecting runways are not muty visible due to high terrain
- [Accident 19780715019931A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780715019931A), Jul 15, 1978: Piper PA28140, Bedford, IN, Destroyed. N6367R in closed pattern. No UNICOM transmissions either acft.

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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