# Accident 19770612013339A: Boeing E75, Midland, VA, June 12, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1977
- Place: Midland, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 38.5985° N, 77.7190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5985&lon=-77.7190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52143, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52143) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing E75 (registry code 1380120, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental R670-SERIES series (registry code 17016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-r670-series-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING E75
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 397 total, 397 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD77FIA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FIA17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770612013339A

## Narrative

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

PLT CHOSE TOO SMALL FLD. OTHERS AVAIL.

## 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 IAD77FIA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FIA17), Jun 12, 1977: Boeing E75 (N52143), Midland, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N52143 (1)

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

- [Accident 19740515014739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740515014739A), May 15, 1974: Boeing E75 (N52143), Manassas, VA, Substantial damage. L brake master cyl front and rear support straps bkn.

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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