# NTSB CHI79DEV33: Boeing A-75, N49999, Champaign, IL, September 23, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 23, 1979
- Place: Champaign, IL · CHAMPAIGN, IL
- Location: 40.1141° N, 88.2746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Champaign, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1141&lon=-88.2746&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 26, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133504
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DEV33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEV33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2584  79/9/23    CHAMPAIGN,IL        BOEING A-75         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 19, 357
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N49999              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLARD U OF IL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHAMPAIGN,IL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- UNIVERSITY OWNED AIRCRAFT.PLT STATED-ENTERED GND LOOP AS FEET WERE REPOSITIONED ON RUDDER PEDALS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N49999](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49999), registered now, S/N 75-1638, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A-75
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1(PT17)](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (registry code 1380134) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Willard U Of Il

## 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 19790923027679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790923027679A), Sep 23, 1979: Boeing A75, Champaign, IL, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control on landing.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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