# NTSB FTW78DRJ03: Boeing 75N1, N48579, Shreveport, LA, October 22, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 22, 1977
- Place: Shreveport, LA · SHREVEPORT, LA
- Location: 32.5252° N, 93.7502° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shreveport, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5252&lon=-93.7502&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 6, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144530
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78DRJ03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRJ03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3373  77/10/22   SHREVEPORT,LA       BOEING 75N1         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1500                    N48579              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 26, 4223 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            21 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LUCIEN FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHREVEPORT,LA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N48579](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48579-2012-12-07), registration cancelled 2012-12-07, S/N 75-6929, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing B75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b75n1) (registry code 1380144) (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: Lucien Field

## 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 19771022034379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771022034379A), Oct 22, 1977: Boeing B75N1, Shreveport, LA, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N48579 (1)

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 LAX04FA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04FA223), May 31, 2004: Boeing B75N1 (N48579), Mesa, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while performing aerobatics that resulted in an inadvertent stall and spin.

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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