# Accident 20241118019489A: Boeing A75N1(PT17), Huntington, WV, November 18, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 2024, 16:30 local time
- Place: Huntington, WV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4340° N, 82.4108° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4340&lon=-82.4108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55464, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55464) (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(PT17)
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR W670-6A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241118019489A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^WAS FLYING OVER HUNTINGTON WV, WHEN THE PILOT NOTICED BLACK SMOKE AND THE ENGINE PROCEEDED TO STOP RUNNING.  THE PILOT LOOKED FOR A SAFE PLACE TO LAND AND ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN IN AN EMPTY PARKING LOT.  ON APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT CLIPPED THE TOP OF SOME TREES FORCING THE PLANE INTO THE GROUND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE.

## 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 ERA25LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA047), Nov 18, 2024: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (N55464), Huntington, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to utilize carburetor heat while operating the engine at low power and in conditions conducive to the formation of carburetor ice, which resulted in a total loss of engine power…

## Other reports on N55464 (3)

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

- [Accident 20101017051059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101017051059A), Oct 17, 2010: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (N55464), Fayetteville, WV, Substantial damage. During takeoff the pilot lost control of the aircraft and aborted the takeoff. The pilot then reinitiated the takeoff; ran out of runway and aborted once more.…
- [Accident 19920620021249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920620021249A), Jun 20, 1992: Boeing A75N1 (N55464), Dunn, NC, Substantial damage. Left wing collided with power pole on a go around at Private strip.
- [Incident 19900704034879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900704034879I), Jul 4, 1990: Boeing A75N1 (N55464), Moneta, VA, Minor damage. Lost control on landing. Applied rudder and horn broke. Veered off runway and flipped inverted.

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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