# Incident 19980712030719I: Boeing A75L3, Galesburg, IL, July 12, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1998, 21:00 local time
- Place: Galesburg, IL
- Airport: Galesburg Municipal
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9502° N, 90.3766° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galesburg, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9502&lon=-90.3766&mi=10
- Aircraft: N401DB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N401DB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1 (registry code 1380165, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75L3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 130 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980712030719I

## Narrative

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

THE GREAT LAKES REGION OPERATION CENTER REPORTED; N401DB, BOEING STEARMAN, VFR LANDED IN A FIELD 1/2 MILE SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AT THE GALESBURG, GALESBURG, ILLINOIS AT 130200Z, DUE TO A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. THE WERE TWO PERSONS ON BOARD, NO REPORTED INJURIES OR DAMAGE. THE PILOT REPORTED PUTTING FUEL IN THE AIRCRAFT AT THE BEAN FIELD AND FLEW THE AIRPLANE TO GALESBURG AIRPORT WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N401DB (1)

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

- [Incident 20090726048269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090726048269I), Jul 26, 2009: Boeing A75N1 (N401DB), Princeton, MN, No damage. On landing roll-out, the left brake started to drag, causing the aircraft to have to depart the runway to the left. Aircraft then rolled down hill away from…

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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