# NTSB FTW71FPG55: Boeing A75N1, N49973, Carlisle, AR, May 13, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 13, 1971
- Place: Carlisle, AR · CARLISLE, AR
- Location: 34.7954° N, 91.7405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carlisle, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7954&lon=-91.7405&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 11, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161620
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FPG55
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FPG55

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1584  71/5/13    CARLISLE,ARK        BOEING A75N1        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 14604
        TIME - 1825                    N49973              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 11504 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONOKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CARLISLE,ARK                HOLLY GROVE,ARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N49973](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49973-2012-09-05), registration cancelled 2012-09-05, S/N 75-1761, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1(PT17)](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (registry code 1380134) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lonoke

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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