# NTSB FTW80DPG11: Boeing A75, N804RB, Hope, AR, January 14, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 14, 1980
- Place: Hope, AR · HOPE, AR
- Location: 33.6682° N, 93.5889° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hope, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6682&lon=-93.5889&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 28, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132231
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DPG11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPG11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0001  80/1/14    HOPE,AR             BOEING A75          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1615                    N804RB              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL ADVERTISING        AGE 41, 4572 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            375 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOPE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOPE,AR                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
        REMARKS- RG AERIAL BANNER PICK-UP,LEFT MAIN GEAR CAUGHT  BANNER ROPE.NOSED OVR DRG LNDG W BANNER ATCHD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N804RB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N804RB), registered now, S/N 75-5752, built 1944 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75
- Registry model: [Boeing E75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75) (registry code 1380120) (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: Hope

## 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 19800114000159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800114000159A), Jan 14, 1980: Boeing A75L300, Hope, AR, Substantial damage. Aerial AD banner caught on landing gear during pickup landing with banner. Aircraft nosed over.

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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