# Accident 19791028033389A: Boeing E75, Bealton, VA, October 28, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1979, 10:45 local time
- Place: Bealton, VA
- Airport: Flying Circus
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N47964, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47964) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing B75N1 (registry code 1380144, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b75n1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670-6N (registry code 17318, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-6n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING E75
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD80FIA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FIA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791028033389A

## Narrative

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

LOOSE CONTROL LOCK JAMMED THE CONTROLS. PILOT FORCED THE CONTROLS BREAKING THE CONTROL STICK. WRONG TYPE STICK.

## 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 IAD80FIA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FIA01), Oct 28, 1979: Boeing E75 (N47964), Bealton, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N47964 (3)

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

- [Accident 20130320005669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130320005669A), Mar 20, 2013: Boeing B75N1 (N47964), Mesa, AZ, Substantial damage. N47964 had recently finished its 100HR/annual inspection and had been flown by [privacy data omitted], who is a PT-17 instructor. [privacy data omitted] Flight…
- [Accident 20120818021349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120818021349A), Aug 18, 2012: Boeing B75N1 (N47964), Mesa, AZ, Substantial damage. On August 18, 2012 at approximate 0639 hours PDT, Boeing model B75N1 (stearman) N47964 ground looped after landing and came to rest in the center infield of…
- [Accident 20010922027119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010922027119A), Sep 22, 2001: Boeing B75N1 (N47964), Carbondale-Murp, IL, No damage. (-23) On September 22, 2001, at approximately 1940 local time, N47964, a B-75, was flying into the Carbondale-Southern Illinois Airport with the intention of…

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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