# Accident 19730728023479A: Boeing A75N1, Topeka, IL, July 28, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1973
- Place: Topeka, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 40.3304° N, 89.9306° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Topeka, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3304&lon=-89.9306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50054, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50054-1974-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1 (registry code 1380165, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 914 total, 191 in this make and model, 244 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74DEV05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEV05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730728023479A

## Narrative

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

ARVD AT 2ND FLD HAD TO WAIT 20MIN FOR FLAGMAN.FUEL EX AT COMPLETION OF SPRAYING.SPRAYING MELONS.

## 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 CHI74DEV05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEV05), Jul 28, 1973: Boeing PT-17 (N50054), Topeka, IL, 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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