# NTSB IAD75AI054: Boeing A75N1, N52485, Morgantown, WV, April 2, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 2, 1975
- Place: Morgantown, WV · MORGANTOWN, WV
- Location: 39.6375° N, 79.9469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgantown, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6375&lon=-79.9469&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 2, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148060
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75AI054
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75AI054

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1698   75/4/2    MORGANTOWN,WV       BOEING A75N1        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 1000
        TIME - 1330                    N52485              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MORGANTOWN,WV               CLARKSBURG,WV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIT PWR CABLE SUSPENDED 65FT ABV RIVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N52485](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52485), registered now, S/N 75-4494, built 1942 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Morgantown Muni

## 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 19750402022489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750402022489A), Apr 2, 1975: Boeing A75N1, Morgantown, WV, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Hit pwr cable suspended 65FT abv river.

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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