# Accident 19971004030051A: Boeing B75N1, Eminence, IN, October 4, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1997, 16:00 local time
- Place: Eminence, IN
- Airport: Pam'S Place Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5196° N, 86.7906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5196&lon=-86.7906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75511 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B75N1
- Reported engine: CONT W670*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 28,000 total, 420 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971004030051A

## Narrative

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

ON TAKEOFF COLLIDED WITH N9577H THAT WAS BACK TAXIING ON SAME RUNWAY. (.4)THE PILOT OF WACO CTO, NC9577H, HAD LANDED AND WAS BACK TAXING ON RUNWAY 27, AND THE PILOT OF BOEING B75N1, N75511, WAS TAKING OFF ON RUNWAY 27, WHEN A COLLISION OF THE AIRPLANES OCCURRED. THE PILOT OF NC9577H REPORTED THAT ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY, HE MADE AN S-TURN, AND AS HE WAS CENTERING THE AIRPLANE, HE HEARD AN ENGINE NOISE AND SAW N75511 JUST BEFORE IMPACT. THE PILOT OF N75511 REPORTED THAT HE DID NOT SEE ANYONE ON THE RUNWAY OR IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN BEFORE INITIATING HIS TAKEOFF. N75511 WAS EQUIPPED WITH A RADIO, BUT NC9577H WAS NOT.                                          (-23) SEE NARRATIVE #CHI98LA008A

## Other aircraft in the event

- N9577H, Waco CTO: [Accident 19971004030052A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971004030052A)

## 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 CHI98LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA008), Oct 4, 1997: Boeing B75N1 (N75511), Cloverdale, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the Boeing pilot failed to identify the Waco airplane on the runway before initiating a takeoff. Factors related to the accident were: the restricted forward visibility of both pilots due to the…

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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