# NTSB SEA73DYI14: Boeing E75, N4742V, Klamath Fall, OR, May 24, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 24, 1973
- Place: Klamath Fall, OR · KLAMATH FALL, OR
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 15, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190137
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA73DYI14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73DYI14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1831  73/5/24    KLAMATH FALL,OREG   BOEING E75          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 1200
        TIME - 0750                    N4742V              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KINGSLEY FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KLAMATH FALL,OREG           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- DMGD R WG AFT R WHEEL HIT A HOLE NEXT TO RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4742V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4742V-2017-07-07), registration cancelled 2017-07-07, S/N 75-5264, built 1943 (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: Kingsley Field

## 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 19730524013669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730524013669A), May 24, 1973: Boeing E75, Klamath Fall, OR, Substantial damage. Dmgd r wg aft r wheel hit a hole next to rwy.

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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