# NTSB OAK74FVM11: Boeing A75N1, N56891, Morgan Hill, CA, October 31, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 31, 1973
- Place: Morgan Hill, CA · MORGAN HILL, CA
- Location: 37.1325° N, 121.6419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgan Hill, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1325&lon=-121.6419&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 9, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188096
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74FVM11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVM11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3444  73/10/31   MORGAN HILL,CALIF   BOEING A75N1        CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 64, 23600
        TIME - 1235                    N56891              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HILL COUNTRY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN CARLOS,CALIF            MORGAN HILL,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
        REMARKS- PLT ADMITTED TO HOSP 11/5/73 FOR TESTS,EXPIRED 11/25/73,LUNG CANCER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N56891](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56891), registered now, S/N 75-1993, 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: [Lycoming R680E series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680e-series) (registry code 41545, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hill Country

## 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 19731031035809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731031035809A), Oct 31, 1973: Boeing A75N1, Morgan Hill, CA, Substantial damage. Plt admitted to hosp 11/5/73 for tests,expired 11/25/73,lung cancer.

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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