# Accident 19770910031269A: Boeing A75N1, Fredericksburg, VA, September 10, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1977
- Place: Fredericksburg, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 38.2993° N, 77.4867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fredericksburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2993&lon=-77.4867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17PT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17PT-1994-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing PT-17 (registry code 1380136, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-pt-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 770 total, 108 in this make and model, 118 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD77FID29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FID29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770910031269A

## Narrative

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

INTENTIONAL INVERTED SPIN.PARTIAL RECOVERY AT LOW ALT.RUDDER BELLCRANK CORRODED,SEPARATED.

## 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 IAD77FID29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FID29), Sep 10, 1977: Boeing A75N1 (N17PT), Fredericksburg, VA, 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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