# NTSB CHI76DEP41: Boeing A75N1, N73878, Hartford, WI, July 24, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1976
- Place: Hartford, WI · HARTFORD, WI
- Location: 43.3225° N, 88.3777° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hartford, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3225&lon=-88.3777&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 2, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155129
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76DEP41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEP41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3159  76/7/24    HARTFORD,WI         BOEING A75N1        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 398
        TIME - 1400                    N73878              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARTFORD MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARTFORD,WI                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- ACFT DRAGGED L WING. PLT HAD LITTLE EXPERIENCE IN TAILWHEEL ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N73878 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hartford Muni

## 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 19760724027749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760724027749A), Jul 24, 1976: Boeing A75N1, Hartford, WI, Substantial damage. Acft dragged l wing. Plt had little experience in tailwheel acft.

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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