# NTSB IAD78FIA15: Boeing A75, N1967M, Lower Marlboro, MD, August 15, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1978
- Place: Lower Marlboro, MD · LOWER MARLBORO, MD
- Location: 38.6560° N, 76.6819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lower Marlboro, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6560&lon=-76.6819&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 1, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140571
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78FIA15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FIA15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2019  78/8/15    LOWER MARLBORO,MD   BOEING A75          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 1600
        TIME - 1045                    N1967M              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOWER MARLBORO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOWER MARLBORO,MD           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- LNDD ON UNPREPARED FLD ADJACENT TO SOD RWY.OPPOSING TFC USING SOD RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1967M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lower Marlboro

## 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 19780815020939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780815020939A), Aug 15, 1978: Boeing A75N1, Lower Marlboro, MD, Substantial damage. Lndd on unprepared fld adjacent to sod rwy. Opposing tfc using sod.

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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