# Accident 19790923027679A: Boeing A75, Champaign, IL, September 23, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1979
- Place: Champaign, IL
- Airport: University Of Ill
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1141° N, 88.2746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Champaign, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1141&lon=-88.2746&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49999, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 357 total, 10 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79DEV33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEV33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790923027679A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING.

## 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 CHI79DEV33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEV33), Sep 23, 1979: Boeing A-75 (N49999), Champaign, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N49999 (1)

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

- [Incident 19790505025759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790505025759I), May 5, 1979: Boeing A75N1 (N49999), Savoy, IL, Minor damage. Student and instructor bounced and then both applied brakes. Nosed over.

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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