# NTSB OAK78FXQ46: Boeing E75N1, N1943B, Reno, NV, September 16, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 16, 1978
- Place: Reno, NV · RENO, NV
- Location: 39.5296° N, 119.8138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reno, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5296&lon=-119.8138&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140069
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78FXQ46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FXQ46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2391  78/9/16    RENO,NV             BOEING E75N1        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 747
        TIME - 1035                    N1943B              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL ADVERTISING        TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RENO STEAD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RENO,NV                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- STALLED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LIFT ADVERTISING BANNER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1943B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1943B), registered now, S/N 75-8376, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING E75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing E75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75n1) (registry code 1380154) (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: Reno Stead

## 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 19780916026169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780916026169A), Sep 16, 1978: Boeing E75N1, Reno, NV, Substantial damage. Stalled while attempting to lift advertising banner.

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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