# Accident 19790731022049A: Boeing 75, Erie, IL, July 31, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1979, 17:30 local time
- Place: Erie, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 41.6586° N, 90.0813° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Erie, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6586&lon=-90.0813&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3975B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3975B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing E75N1 (registry code 1380154, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75n1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670-6N (registry code 17318, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-6n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 75
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 607 total, 105 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79DEE75](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEE75) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790731022049A

## Narrative

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

HIT TREE DURING DESCENT TO FIELD FOR A SPRAY RUN.

## 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 CHI79DEE75](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEE75), Jul 31, 1979: Boeing E-75N1 (N3975B), Erie, IL, destroyed

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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