# NTSB CHI70FBQ18: Boeing A75, N49954, Percy, IL, May 26, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 26, 1970
- Place: Percy, IL · PERCY, IL
- Location: 38.0147° N, 89.6181° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Percy, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0147&lon=-89.6181&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182029
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70FBQ18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70FBQ18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2236  70/5/26    PERCY,ILL           BOEING A75          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 3500
        TIME - 1600                    N49954              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUSTER STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VINCENNES,IND               PERCY,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           75                                                      315
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT SLID APRX 40FT BEFORE PROP BLADE SLASH MARKS BEGAN.WIND GUSTING TO 20KTS.BRAKES CHECKED OK.
```

## 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: Duster Strip

## 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 CHI69F0133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0133), Jul 26, 1968: Boeing A75 (N49954), Minonk, 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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