# NTSB CHI81FEK25: Boeing B75N1, N65544, Richwood, OH, June 28, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1981
- Place: Richwood, OH · RICHWOOD, OH
- Location: 40.4274° N, 83.2944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richwood, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4274&lon=-83.2944&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124910
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEK25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEK25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1518  81/6/28    RICHWOOD,OH         BOEING B75N1        CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2100                    N65544              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 23, 425 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            10 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PACKER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RICHWOOD,OH                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           COPILOT - MISUNDERSTANDING OF ORDERS OR INSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- NO INTERCOM BTN FORE & AFT COCKPIT.EACH PLT THOUGHT THE OTR HAD CTL OF THE ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N65544](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65544), registered now, S/N 75-6629, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing B75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b75n1) (registry code 1380144) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental R670-SERIES series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-r670-series-series) (registry code 17016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Packer

## 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 19810628045869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810628045869A), Jun 28, 1981: Boeing B75N1, Richwood, OH, Substantial damage. Pilot thought passenger was flying aircraft. Passenger thought pilot was. Aircraft crashed uncontrolled.

## Other investigations on N65544 (2)

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 LAX91LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA024), Oct 12, 1990: Boeing B75N1 (N65544), Watsonville, CA, minor damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOTS OF BOTH AIRCRAFT TO SEE AND AVOID THE OTHER.
- [NTSB CHI82DA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA184), May 22, 1982: Boeing B75N1 (N65544), Alliance, OH, 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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