# NTSB MKC74FCG02: Boeing A75N1, N69696, Kansas City, MO, July 23, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 23, 1973
- Place: Kansas City, MO · KANSAS CITY, MO
- Location: 39.0997° N, 94.5786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas City, MO, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0997&lon=-94.5786&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 15, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189717
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74FCG02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCG02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1616  73/7/23    KANSAS CITY,MO      BOEING A75N1        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1700                    N69696              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 34, 2794 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HEART OF AMERICA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INDEPENDENCE,MO             KANSAS CITY,MO
        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
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- ACFT ENCTRD A ROUGH SURFACE AFTER LEAVING THE RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N69696](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N69696), registered now, S/N 75-2257, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1(PT17)](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (registry code 1380134) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Heart Of America

## 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 19730723019919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730723019919A), Jul 23, 1973: Boeing A75N1, Kansas City, MO, Substantial damage. Acft enctrd a rough surface after leaving the runway.

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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