- Date
- May 4, 1973
- Place
- Pittsburg, KS · PITTSBURG, KS
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N54782Boeing A75N1
- Status
- Completed · report June 21, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730504010669A
- Case key
- 190480
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1260 73/5/4 PITTSBURG,KANS BOEING A75N1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1940 TIME - 0800 N54782 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PITTSBURG MUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PITTSBURG,KANS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION REMARKS- WHEEL LDGS,IN ATMPT TO AVOID RWY LIGHT APLD BOTH BRAKES,NOSED OVR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N54782
- Reported as
- Boeing A75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pittsburg Mun
N54782Registered now · Boeing A75N1(PT17)Airframe modelBoeing A75N1(PT17)Engine modelContinental W670 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.