# Accident 20070523009179A: Boeing A75N1, Charleston, SC, May 23, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2007, 18:45 local time
- Place: Charleston, SC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9393° N, 80.0406° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9393&lon=-80.0406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55718, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55718) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680-4P-B4 (registry code 41542, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680-4p-b4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 866 total, 57 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070523009179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PIC REPORTEDLY LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND CRASHED IN THE CHARLESTON SC HARBOR. AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 NYC07LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA124), May 23, 2007: Boeing Stearman A75N1 (N55718), Charleston, SC, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: An in-flight collision with water for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N55718 (1)

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

- [Accident 19800406008249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800406008249A), Apr 6, 1980: Boeing A75N1 (N55718), Columbia, SC, Substantial damage. Made down-wind landing. Ground-looped on roll-out. Unskilled in type.

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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