# NTSB IAD74FIA17: Boeing E75, N52143, Manassas, VA, May 14, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 14, 1974
- Place: Manassas, VA · MANASSAS, VA
- Location: 38.7468° N, 77.4826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manassas, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7468&lon=-77.4826&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124394
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74FIA17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FIA17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1076  74/5/14    MANASSAS,VA         BOEING E75          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 175
        TIME - 1440                    N52143              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 46 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MANASSAS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WOODBRIDGE,VA               RETURN                       MANASSAS,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- L BRAKE MASTER CYL FRONT AND REAR SUPPORT STRAPS BKN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N52143](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52143), registered now, S/N 75-5172, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING E75
- Registry model: [Boeing E75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75) (registry code 1380120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental R670-SERIES series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-r670-series-series) (registry code 17016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Manassas

## Other investigations on N52143 (2)

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 IAD77FIA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FIA17), Jun 12, 1977: Boeing E75 (N52143), Midland, VA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA69F0327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0327-201690), Oct 13, 1968: Boeing PT-17 (N52143), Jesup, GA, 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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