# NTSB IAD74FID13: Boeing A75N1, N64794, Clifton Forge, VA, September 3, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 3, 1973
- Place: Clifton Forge, VA · CLIFTON FORGE, VA
- Location: 37.8233° N, 79.8252° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clifton Forge, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8233&lon=-79.8252&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 21, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188403
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74FID13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FID13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3034   73/9/3    CLIFTON FORGE,VA    BOEING A75N1        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 117
        TIME - 1745                    N64794              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LAFAYETTE,IND               CHARLOTTESVILLE,VA           LEWISBURG,W VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN/LOWER SCATTERED                                    10000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          HAZE                                                     270
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- LNDD ON FAIRWAY ROLLED ABT 450FT ROLLED OF FAIRWAY DROPPED APRX 15FT VERTICALLY.GRASS WET-SLICK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N64794](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64794), registered now, S/N 75-3500 (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: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19730903029419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730903029419A), Sep 3, 1973: Boeing A75N1, Clifton Forge, VA, Substantial damage. Lndd on fairway rolled abt 450FT rolled of fairway dropped aprx 15FT vertically. Grass wet-slick.

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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