# NTSB SEA70DXM13: Boeing D75N1, N59260, Pocatello, ID, April 9, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 9, 1970
- Place: Pocatello, ID · POCATELLO, ID
- Location: 42.8713° N, 112.4455° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pocatello, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8713&lon=-112.4455&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134033
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70DXM13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70DXM13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1350   70/4/9    POCATELLO,ID        BOEING D75N1        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1743                    N59260              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 56, 4140 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            11 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POCATELLO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          POCATELLO,ID                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N59260](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59260), registered now, S/N 75-4037, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING D75N1
- 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: Pocatello

## Other investigations on N59260 (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI99LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA158), May 23, 1999: Boeing Stearman PT-27 (N59260), Grainfield, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper in-flight decision and failure to maintain adequate clearance with the ground.

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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