# Accident 19940730019719A: Boeing A75N1, Atlanta, GA, July 30, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1994, 12:05 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Dekalb-Peachtree
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8994° N, 84.2990° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8994&lon=-84.2990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57TH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57TH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (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 A75N1
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940730019719A

## Narrative

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

LEFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. STRUCK RUNWAY LIGHT.FATIGUE FAILURE UPPER SHOCK CYLINDER

## 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 ATL94LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA147), Jul 30, 1994: Boeing A75N1 (N57TH), Chamblee, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fatigue failure of the left main landing gear shock absorbing strut that resulted in a loss of control.

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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