# Accident 19750402022489A: Boeing A75N1, Morgantown, WV, April 2, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1975
- Place: Morgantown, WV
- Airport: Morgantown Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 39.6375° N, 79.9469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgantown, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6375&lon=-79.9469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52485, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52485) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD75AI054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75AI054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750402022489A

## Narrative

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

HIT PWR CABLE SUSPENDED 65FT ABV RIVER.

## 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 IAD75AI054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75AI054), Apr 2, 1975: Boeing A75N1 (N52485), Morgantown, WV, destroyed, 1 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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