# Accident 19770701020409A: Boeing A75N1, Hunters, WA, July 1, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1977
- Place: Hunters, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 48.1168° N, 118.2019° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hunters, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1168&lon=-118.2019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68200, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68200-2022-05-09) (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: 406 total, 406 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77FYP32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYP32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770701020409A

## Narrative

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

PLT RPTS DOWNDRAFT ENCOUNTER.STRUCK TREE.WOODED MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.DENS ALT OVER 5000FT.

## 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 SEA77FYP32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYP32), Jul 1, 1977: Stearman A75N1 (N68200), Hunters, WA, 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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