# NTSB MKC74DCA04: Boeing A75, N60421, Hannibal, MO, August 9, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1973
- Place: Hannibal, MO · HANNIBAL, MO
- Location: 39.7086° N, 91.3995° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hannibal, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7086&lon=-91.3995&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189409
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DCA04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCA04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2156   73/8/9    HANNIBAL,MO         BOEING A75          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1355
        TIME - 1330                    N60421              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 950 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HANNIBAL MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAMPTON,IOWA                HANNIBAL,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FLEW PAST PLANNED ALTERNATE. LND IN CORN FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N60421](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60421-2017-05-31), registration cancelled 2017-05-31, S/N 75-4803, built 1943 (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
- Airport: Hannibal Mun

## 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 19730809025729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730809025729A), Aug 9, 1973: Boeing A75N1, Hannibal, MO, Substantial damage. Flew past planned alternate. Lnd in corn fld.

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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