# NTSB IAD76FIA14: Boeing D75N1, N53232, Front Royal, VA, September 23, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 23, 1976
- Place: Front Royal, VA · FRONT ROYAL, VA
- Location: 38.9250° N, 78.1834° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Front Royal, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9250&lon=-78.1834&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156114
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FIA14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FIA14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3969  76/9/23    FRONT ROYAL,VA      BOEING D75N1        CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 300
        TIME - 1745                    N53232              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WARREN COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WESTMINISTER,MD             LURAY,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL O.16 PER CENT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N53232](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53232-2001-12-05), registration cancelled 2001-12-05, S/N 75-3843, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING D75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing D75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-d75n1) (registry code 1380148) (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: Warren County

## 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 19760923039849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760923039849A), Sep 23, 1976: Boeing D75N1, Front Royal, VA, Substantial damage. Blood alcohol level o.16 per cent

## Other investigations on N53232 (3)

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 ATL95LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA107), Jun 8, 1995: Boeing D75N1 (N53232), Fayetteville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A MALFUNCTION OF THE CARBURETOR NEEDLE VALVE WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION TO THE ENGINE.
- [NTSB ATL92LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA128), Jun 21, 1992: Boeing D75N1 (N53232), Stockbridge, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR THE DOWNWIND CONDITION BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE IMPROPER IN FLIGHT PLANNING TO ATTEMPT A DOWNWIND LANDING ON THE SHORT RUNWAY WITH…
- [NTSB MKC67F0135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0135), Jul 18, 1966: Boeing A75N1 (N53232), Newton, KS, 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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