# NTSB CHI74FEV14: Boeing A75N1, N61860, Martinsville, IL, August 18, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 18, 1973
- Place: Martinsville, IL · MARTINSVILLE, IL
- Location: 39.3384° N, 87.8809° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Martinsville, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3384&lon=-87.8809&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 17, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189435
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEV14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEV14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2094  73/8/18    MARTINSVILLE,ILL    BOEING A75N1        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 14000
        TIME - 1230                    N61860              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 10000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CAMPBELL, MO                WINAMAC,IND                  CASEY,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- RAN OUT OF FUEL. HIT DITCH LDG IN FARM FLD. FERRY FLT,NO LOAD ABOARD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N61860](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61860-2013-04-26), registration cancelled 2013-04-26, S/N 75-2184, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- 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

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730818025149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730818025149A), Aug 18, 1973: Boeing A75N1, Martinsville, IL, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel. Hit ditch ldg in farm fld. Ferry flt,no load aboard.

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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