# NTSB MKC74AK019: Boeing B75N1, N121M, Spring Hill, KS, October 21, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 21, 1973
- Place: Spring Hill, KS · SPRING HILL, KS
- Location: 38.7567° N, 94.8210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spring Hill, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7567&lon=-94.8210&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 26, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188391
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74AK019
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74AK019

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3023  73/10/21 NR.SPRING HILL,KANS   BOEING B75N1        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 604
        TIME - 1450                    N121M               PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 520 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         SPRING HILL,KANS             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LOST CTL IN LOW PASS OVER FRIENDS HOUSE.PLT FLEW 1 HR IN LAST 90 DAYS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N121M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N121M-1973-12-06), registration cancelled 1973-12-06, S/N 75-7894 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing B75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b75n1) (registry code 1380144) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19731021033669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731021033669A), Oct 21, 1973: Boeing N2S3, Spring Hill, KS, Destroyed. Lost ctl in low pass over friends house. Plt flew 1 hr in last 90 days.

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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