# Accident 19900905038219A: Boeing B75N1, Marseilles, IL, September 5, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1990, 17:15 local time
- Place: Marseilles, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3193° N, 88.6802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3193&lon=-88.6802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62438, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62438-2019-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing B75N1 (registry code 1380144, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b75n1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B75N1
- Reported engine: CONT W6706A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 938 total, 500 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA256) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900905038219A

## Narrative

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

WHILE FLYING LOW OVER A RIVER STRUCK POWERLINE AND CRASHED. APPARENTLY DID NOT SEE WIRES DUE TO HAZE.

## 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 CHI90LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA256), Sep 5, 1990: Boeing B75N1 (N62438), Marseilles, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE VISUAL OUTLOOK TO AVOID COLLISION WITH A WIRE WHILE CONDUCTING INTENTIONAL LOW LEVEL FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N62438 (3)

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

- [Accident 20180223000189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180223000189A), Feb 23, 2018: Boeing B75N1 (N62438), Zephyrhills, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot operating N62438 reported: "He was on final approach to kpzh runway 23 at the Zephyrhills airport at 1800? When his radial engine, a Continental W670-6…
- [Incident 19960616022049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960616022049I), Jun 16, 1996: Boeing B75N1 (N62438), Howell, MI. Narrative: the pilot (william d rodgers) stated that while rolling down runway 13 he placed his feet on the brakes and the aircraft then veered to the right.…
- [Accident 19830907048059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830907048059A), Sep 7, 1983: Boeing B75N1 (N62438), Galesburg, IL, Substantial damage. Airplane struck a runway marker with its tailwheel and ground looped during a crosswind landing.

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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