# NTSB DEN77FQA49: Boeing B75N1, N4408N, Albuquerque, NM, August 19, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1977
- Place: Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146723
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77FQA49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FQA49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1718  77/8/19    ALBUQUERQUE,NM      BOEING B75N1        CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1030                    N4408N              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      57, 19100 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1600 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CORONADO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,NM              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4408N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4408N), registered now, S/N 75-7689, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing B75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b75n1) (registry code 1380144) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming R680](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680) (registry code 41540, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Coronado

## 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 19770819021739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770819021739A), Aug 19, 1977: Boeing B75N1, Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage

## Other investigations on N4408N (4)

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 CHI91LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA194), Jun 16, 1991: Boeing B75N1 (N4408N), Mundelein, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S NOT MAINTAINING VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED AIRPLANE.
- [NTSB CHI88FA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA183), Jul 31, 1988: Boeing B75N1 (N4408N), Wonder Lake, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN79FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA049), Jul 14, 1979: Stearman N2S (N4408N), Albuquerque, NM, minor damage, 1 fatal
- [NTSB FTW70DPD18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70DPD18), May 29, 1970: Stearman PT17 (N4408N), Seymour, TX, 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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