# NTSB SEA78DYP28: Boeing A75N1, N49385, Mansfield, WA, April 20, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1978
- Place: Mansfield, WA · MANSFIELD, WA
- Location: 47.8124° N, 119.6386° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mansfield, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8124&lon=-119.6386&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141916
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78DYP28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYP28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1248  78/4/20    MANSFIELD,WA        BOEING A75N1        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 0700                    N49385              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   530 TOTAL HOURS, 190 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MANSFIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANSFIELD,WA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- NO LOAD,CALIBRATING EQUIPMENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N49385](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49385-1988-04-06), registration cancelled 1988-04-06, S/N 752211 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1(PT17)](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (registry code 1380134) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mansfield

## 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 19780420012429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780420012429A), Apr 20, 1978: Boeing N2S3, Mansfield, WA, Substantial damage. No load,calibrating equipment.

## Other investigations on N49385 (2)

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 SEA84FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA011), Oct 23, 1983: Boeing A75N1 (N49385), Brewster, WA, destroyed
- [NTSB UNK64X3758](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3758), Sep 3, 1964: Boeing A75 (N49385), Quincy, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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