| Date: | September 09, 1969 |
| Location: | Near Fairland, Indiana |
| Aircraft: | MD Douglas DC-9-31 |
| Reg: | N988VJ |
| Airline: | Allegheny Airlines |
| Flight No: | 853 |
| Fatalities: | 83 : 83 |
| A midair collision occurred at at 2,500 ft. with a Piper Cherokee. The Piper crashed into the tail of the DC-9 as it prepared to land. Inadequate VFR separation and deficiencies in the ATC system in the terminal area with mixed VFR/IFR traffic. |