# Accident 19770715019979A: Boeing A75L3, Grand Forks, ND, July 15, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1977
- Place: Grand Forks, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 47.9196° N, 97.0873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Forks, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9196&lon=-97.0873&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59249, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59249) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1 (registry code 1380165, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1) (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 A75L3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,262 total, 4,262 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77FTG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FTG10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770715019979A

## Narrative

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

BOTH MAGNETOS WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE

## 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 MKC77FTG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FTG10), Jul 15, 1977: Boeing A75N1 (N59249), Grand Forks, ND, 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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