# NTSB IAD77FA016: Boeing A75, N63806, Crofton, MD, December 19, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 19, 1976
- Place: Crofton, MD · CROFTON, MD
- Location: 39.0144° N, 76.6800° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crofton, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0144&lon=-76.6800&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156554
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77FA016
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FA016

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3939  76/12/19   CROFTON,MD          BOEING A75          CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 1456
        TIME - 1350                    N63806              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 192 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LAUREL,MD                  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N63806](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63806), registered now, S/N 75-4567, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75
- 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 19761219042459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761219042459A), Dec 19, 1976: Boeing A75N1, Crofton, MD, Destroyed, 1 fatal

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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