# NTSB CHI70FBQ15: Boeing D75N1, N54805, Wilsonville, IL, May 5, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 5, 1970
- Place: Wilsonville, IL · WILSONVILLE, IL
- Location: 39.0690° N, 89.8551° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilsonville, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0690&lon=-89.8551&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 22, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128212
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70FBQ15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70FBQ15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1981   70/5/5    WILSONVILLE,ILL     BOEING D75N1        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1355
        TIME - 0900                    N54805              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLHOIT RLA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILSONVILLE,ILL             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        REMARKS- DRG PULL UP TO CLR PWR LINE,APPLIED PWR BUT DID NOT CHANGE PROP FROM HI PITCH PSN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N54805 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING D75N1
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Willhoit Rla

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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