# Accident 19771002043151A: Boeing A75N1, Bealton, VA, October 2, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1977
- Place: Bealton, VA
- Airport: Flying Circus
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 38.5504° N, 77.7158° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FLYING CIRCUS AERODROME (3VA3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5504&lon=-77.7158&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56940, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56940-1990-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,213 total, 120 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771002043151A

## Narrative

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

JOINING FLT AS SLOT ACFT FOR DIAMOND FORMATION INTO A MODIFIED FLEUR-DE-LIS.UNDERRAN LEAD ACFT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N51874, Frchld M62A: [Accident 19771002043152A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771002043152A)

## 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 IAD78FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA001), Oct 2, 1977: Boeing A75N1 (N56940), Bealton, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N56940 (1)

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

- [Accident 19890709020979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890709020979A), Jul 9, 1989: Boeing A75N1 (N56940), Warrenton, VA, Destroyed. Made slow roll at 30FT AGL. Engine quit while inverted. No inverted fuel system. Wing hit. Cartwheeled.

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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