# NTSB DCA70A0004: Piper PA-28, N7374J, Fairland, IN, September 9, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1969
- Place: Fairland, IN · FAIRLAND, IN
- Location: 39.5848° N, 85.8624° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairland, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5848&lon=-85.8624&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 83 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1970
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79717
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA70A0004
- Board report AAR7015 (PDF): https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR7015.pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA70A0004

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0016   69/9/9  NR.FAIRLAND,IND       DOUGLAS DC-9        CR-  4  0  0  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1429                    N988VJ              PX- 78  0  0                            47, 23813 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  1  0  0                            900 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - U.S. AIR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BOSTON,MASS                 ST.LOUIS,MO                  INDIANAPOLIS,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-DEFICIENCIES IN ATC COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYS.
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US AIR CARRIER
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - APPROACH CONTROL LANDING            RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES
          CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  19                          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   106
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO                                ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING
        REMARKS- INADQT SEPN OF MIXD IFR AND VFR TFC IN TRML AREA
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0016   69/9/9  NR.FAIRLAND,IND       PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 39 TOTAL
        TIME - 1429                    N7374J              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT- 82  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          INDIANAPOLIS,IND            INDIANAPOLIS,IND             BAKALAR AFB
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-DEFICIENCIES IN ATC COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYS.
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US AIR CARRIER
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES
          CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  55                          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   106
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO                                ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING
        REMARKS- RADAR LIMITATIONS.SEE AND AVOID CONCEPT INADQT.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N7374J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7374J-1970-09-04), registration cancelled 1970-09-04, S/N 28-24730 (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

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N988VJ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N988VJ-1970-06-25), registration cancelled 1970-06-25, S/N 47211 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-9
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-9-31](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (registry code 3022065) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Destroyed

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.