# Accident 19730818025149A: Boeing A75N1, Martinsville, IL, August 18, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1973
- Place: Martinsville, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 39.3384° N, 87.8809° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Martinsville, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3384&lon=-87.8809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61860, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61860-2013-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 9,999 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEV14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEV14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730818025149A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL. HIT DITCH LDG IN FARM FLD. FERRY FLT,NO LOAD ABOARD.

## 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 CHI74FEV14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEV14), Aug 18, 1973: Boeing A75N1 (N61860), Martinsville, 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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