# NTSB SEA70DWG17: Boeing E75, N3960B, Craigmont, ID, May 23, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1970
- Place: Craigmont, ID · CRAIGMONT, ID
- Location: 46.2417° N, 116.4713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Craigmont, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2417&lon=-116.4713&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 11, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182184
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70DWG17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70DWG17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2252  70/5/23    CRAIGMONT,ID        BOEING E75          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 1706
        TIME - 0445                    N3960B              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRAIGMONT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEWISTON,ID                 CRAIGMONT,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- R BRAKE FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3960B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3960B-2013-03-07), registration cancelled 2013-03-07, S/N 75-5530 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING E75
- Registry model: [Boeing E75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75) (registry code 1380120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Craigmont

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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