NYC71FGT15

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing A75N1 · Philipsburg, PA · April 18, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 18, 1971
Place
Philipsburg, PA · PHILIPSBURG, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N93XBoeing A75N1
Status
Completed · report December 28, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160916

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1336  71/4/18    PHILIPSBURG,PA      BOEING A75N1        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 11000
        TIME - 1830                    N93X                PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 10000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MID STATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHILIPSBURG,PA              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
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- PLT LNDD DOWNWIND INTENTIONALLY. QUARTERING TAILWIND 10K.

Aircraft

Registration
N93X
Reported as
Boeing A75N1
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mid State

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.