Airplane Crash - Near Fairland, Indiana 09/09/1969
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Near Fairland, Indiana
| Date | 09/09/1969 |
| Time | 14:29 |
| Location | Near Fairland, Indiana |
| Operator | Allegheny Airlines / Forth Corporation |
| Flight # | 853 |
| Route | Indianapolis - Bakalar AFB |
| Type | MD Douglas DC-9-31/Piper Cherokee PA-28 |
| Registration | N988VJ/N7374J |
| Cn/In | 47211/357 / |
| Aboard | 83 |
| Fatalities | 83 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | Midair collision at 2,500 ft. The Piper crashed into the tail of the DC-9 as it prepared to land. Eighty-two killed aboard the DC-9, one aboard the Cessna. Inadequate VFR separation and deficiencies in the ATC system in the terminal area with mixed VFR/IFR traffic. |
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