# NTSB NYC74FNC03: Boeing A75, N9215H, South Hope, ME, July 9, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 9, 1973
- Place: South Hope, ME · SOUTH HOPE, ME
- Location: 44.2145° N, 69.1917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Hope, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2145&lon=-69.1917&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189685
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FNC03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNC03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1729   73/7/9    SOUTH HOPE,ME       BOEING A75          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 9336
        TIME - 1900                    N9215H              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 6000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          THOMASTON,ME                SOUTH HOPE,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: BLOWER,IMPELLER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -HILLY
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM                          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN
        REMARKS- PLT MECH THOUGHT PWR LOSS DUE INTERNAL BLOWER FAILURE.LARGE ROCKS IN FLD PROTRUDED 2-3IN ABV GND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9215H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9215H), registered now, S/N 75-7574, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75
- Registry model: [Boeing B75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b75n1) (registry code 1380144) (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

## 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 19730709019529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730709019529A), Jul 9, 1973: Boeing B75N1, South Hope, ME, Substantial damage. Plt mech thought pwr loss due internal blower failure. Large rocks in fld protruded 2-3IN abv gnd.

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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