# Accident 19740901028849A: Boeing A75L3, Waynesville, NC, September 1, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1974
- Place: Waynesville, NC
- Airport: Jonathan Creek
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 35.4857° N, 82.9991° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waynesville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4857&lon=-82.9991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5118N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5118N) (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 A75L3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD75AI009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75AI009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740901028849A

## Narrative

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

DEMONSTRATING ACROBATICS INCLUDING INTENTIONAL SPINS.FAILED TO COMPLETE RECOVERY PRIOR TO IMPACT.

## 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 IAD75AI009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75AI009), Sep 1, 1974: Boeing A75L3 (N5118N), Waynesville, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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