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Allegheny Airlines Flight 853 collided in mid-air with a Piper PA-28 Cherokee flown by a student pilot near Fairland, Indiana, destroying both aeroplanes and killing all 83 occupants of both aircraft.
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Allegheny Airlines Flight 853
1969 mid-air collision
Allegheny Airlines Flight 853 was a regularly scheduled Allegheny Airlines flight from Boston, Massachusetts, to St. Louis, Missouri, with stops in Baltimore, Maryland, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Indianapolis, Indiana. On September 9, 1969, the aircraft serving the flight, a…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Piper PA-28 Cherokee
Family of light single engine aircraft
The Piper PA-28 Cherokee is a family of two-seat or four-seat light aircraft built by Piper Aircraft and designed for flight training, air taxi and personal use. The PA-28 family of aircraft comprises all-metal, unpressurized, single piston-engined airplanes with low mounted…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Fairland, Indiana
Town in Indiana, United States
Fairland is a town in Brandywine Township, Shelby County, Indiana. The population was 315 at the 2010 census.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)