# N62438: 1940 Boeing B75N1, registration cancelled 2019-09-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 6, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Boeing B75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b75n1) (registry code 1380144)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-743](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-743) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 75-6757
- Year built: 1940
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 16, 1982
- Last registry action: October 1, 2018
- Mode S code: A827FB
- Location: [Tallahassee, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Tallahassee)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.6043° N, 84.2433° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32312, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62438
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=62438
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62438-2019-09-06

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Boeing B75N1: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b75n1.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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.

- [NTSB ERA18LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA086), Feb 23, 2018: Stearman B75 (N62438), Zephryhills, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent total loss of engine power and impact with a pole during a forced landing.
- [NTSB CHI90LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA256), Sep 5, 1990: Boeing B75N1 (N62438), Marseilles, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE VISUAL OUTLOOK TO AVOID COLLISION WITH A WIRE WHILE CONDUCTING INTENTIONAL LOW LEVEL FLIGHT.
- [NTSB CHI83LA421](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA421), Sep 7, 1983: Boeing B75N1 (N62438), Galesburg, IL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20180223000189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180223000189A), Feb 23, 2018: Boeing B75N1 (N62438), Zephyrhills, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot operating N62438 reported: "He was on final approach to kpzh runway 23 at the Zephyrhills airport at 1800? When his radial engine, a Continental W670-6…
- [Incident 19960616022049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960616022049I), Jun 16, 1996: Boeing B75N1 (N62438), Howell, MI. Narrative: the pilot (william d rodgers) stated that while rolling down runway 13 he placed his feet on the brakes and the aircraft then veered to the right.…
- [Accident 19900905038219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900905038219A), Sep 5, 1990: Boeing B75N1 (N62438), Marseilles, IL, Substantial damage. While flying low over a river struck powerline and crashed. Apparently did not see wires due to haze.
- [Accident 19830907048059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830907048059A), Sep 7, 1983: Boeing B75N1 (N62438), Galesburg, IL, Substantial damage. Airplane struck a runway marker with its tailwheel and ground looped during a crosswind landing.

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