# NTSB FTW69D0230: Boeing E75, N7788B, China, TX, September 1, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1968
- Place: China, TX · CHINA, TX
- Location: 30.0509° N, 94.3349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of China, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0509&lon=-94.3349&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 1, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108186
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69D0230
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0230

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3049   68/9/1    CHINA,TEX           BOEING E75          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 491
        TIME - 0900                    N7788B              PX-  0  0  1  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WALLACE STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- TEST HOP TO CHECK RIGGING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7788B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7788B), registered now, S/N 42-17860, built 1945 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING E75
- 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: Wallace Strip

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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