# NTSB NYC71FGT15: Boeing A75N1, N93X, Philipsburg, PA, April 18, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 18, 1971
- Place: Philipsburg, PA · PHILIPSBURG, PA
- Location: 40.8922° N, 78.2098° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Philipsburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8922&lon=-78.2098&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160916
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71FGT15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71FGT15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1336  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93X-2018-01-10), registration cancelled 2018-01-10, S/N 75-4351, built 1942 (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: [Lycoming R680](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680) (registry code 41540, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mid State

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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