# Accident 19740801035529A: Boeing A75, Marion, AL, August 1, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1974
- Place: Marion, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 32.6320° N, 87.3173° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marion, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6320&lon=-87.3173&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53280, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53280) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75 (registry code 1380108, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,822 total, 200 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75DKJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKJ07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740801035529A

## Narrative

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

ATMTD LDG IN SMALL FLD,HIT FENCE,FLIPPED.

## 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 MIA75DKJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKJ07), Aug 1, 1974: Boeing A75 (N53280), Marion, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N53280 (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19910511015229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910511015229A), May 11, 1991: Boeing A75 (N53280), Seattle, WA, Substantial damage. Veered off runway and nosed over on downwind landing.
- [Incident 19880904066459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880904066459I), Sep 4, 1988: Boeing A75 (N53280), St Louis, MO. Entered traffic area without maintaining radio contact. Newly installed radios operating intermittently.
- [Incident 19880826067139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880826067139I), Aug 26, 1988: Boeing A75 (N53280), St Louis, MO. Flew within ATC area without maintaining radio contact. Radio operating intermittently. Landed without incident.
- [Accident 19770628017819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770628017819A), Jun 28, 1977: Boeing A75 (N53280), Marksville, OK, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 15K

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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