# NTSB NYC79FHA26: Boeing B75N1, N747Q, E Stroudsburg, PA, September 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1979
- Place: E Stroudsburg, PA · E STROUDSBURG, PA
- Location: 41.0050° N, 75.1713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Stroudsburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0050&lon=-75.1713&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 28, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133580
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FHA26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHA26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2984   79/9/7    E STROUDSBURG,PA    BOEING B75N1        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1045
        TIME - 1407                    N747Q               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STROUDSBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ERWINNA,PA                  LOCAL
        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 - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N747Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N747Q), registered now, S/N 75-4018, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing D75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-d75n1) (registry code 1380148) (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: Stroudsburg

## 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 19790907026119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790907026119A), Sep 7, 1979: Boeing B75N1, East Stroudsbur, PA, Substantial damage. Engine stopped enroute due to fuel exhaustion. Flipped over, landing in cornfield.

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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