# NTSB CHI69F0133: Boeing A75, N49954, Minonk, IL, July 26, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 26, 1968
- Place: Minonk, IL · MINONK, IL
- Location: 40.9104° N, 89.0382° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minonk, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9104&lon=-89.0382&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108957
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69F0133
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0133

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2907  68/7/26    MINONK,ILL          BOEING A75          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 340
        TIME - 1015                    N49954              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JANSENS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: RETURN TO STRIP
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   34                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- PLT AFFECTED ON GRND AFTER FLT.LIQUID-TOXIC CHEMICAL SPILLED ON PLT AT IMPACT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N49954](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49954-1974-04-09), registration cancelled 1974-04-09, S/N 75-3176, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1(PT17)](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (registry code 1380134) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jansens

## Other investigations on N49954 (3)

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 FTW73DRJ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRJ28), Mar 7, 1973: Boeing A75 (N49954), Mangham, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI72FEA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEA01), Jul 8, 1971: Boeing A75N1 (N49954), Greensburg, IN, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI70FBQ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70FBQ18), May 26, 1970: Boeing A75 (N49954), Percy, IL, substantial damage

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.

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