# Accident 19730709019529A: Boeing B75N1, South Hope, ME, July 9, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1973
- Place: South Hope, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 44.2145° N, 69.1917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Hope, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2145&lon=-69.1917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9215H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9215H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing B75N1 (registry code 1380144, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b75n1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B75N1
- Reported engine: PWA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,336 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74FNC03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNC03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730709019529A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PLT MECH THOUGHT PWR LOSS DUE INTERNAL BLOWER FAILURE.LARGE ROCKS IN FLD PROTRUDED 2-3IN ABV GND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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 NYC74FNC03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNC03), Jul 9, 1973: Boeing A75 (N9215H), South Hope, ME, substantial damage

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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