Boeing A75N1 N55070
22 July 1984 · Huntley, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 July 1984 at about 23:15 local time, a Boeing A75N1 registered N55070 was involved in an accident near Huntley, Illinois, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Huntley, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Landings (C49)
- Coordinates
- 42.1598, -88.4196
- Aircraft
- Boeing A75N1
- Registration
- N55070
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Harvard → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI84LA307
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PLTS OF A BOEING A75, N55070, & A VULTEE BT-13, N176VR, WHERE IN FORMATION AS THEY APCHD THEIR DESTINATION. WHEN THE SAW THE ARPT, THEY SEPARATED FOR SEPARATE LANDINGS & LOST SIGHT OF EACH OTHER. BEFORE LANDING, BOTH FLTS FLEW OVER THE ARPT & NOTED THE WIND WAS NEARLY A 90 DEG X-WIND. THERE WS NO UNICOM AT THE PVT STRIP. THE BT-13 PLT MADE RADIO CALLS IN THE PATTERN ON 122.9, BUT THE RADIO IN THE A75 WAS INOP. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PLTS LANDED IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS. THE BT-13 PLT LANDED ON RWY 13. HE SAW THE A75 IN A LEFT PATTERN FOR RWY 31, BUT AT 1ST, HE THOUGHT THE A75 PLT WAS GOING TO MAKE A LOW PASS. WHEN THE A75 CONTINUED & DROPPED BELOW HIS LINE OF VISION. HE REALIZED IT WAS GOING TO LAND. HE TURNED RIGHT TO DEPART THE RWY, BUT THE LEFT WING OF EACH ACFT HIT THE OTHER. THE A75 PLT SAID THAT BECAUSE HE WAS LANDING TOWARD THE SUN & WAS LOOKING AT THE WIND SOCK, HE DID NOT SEE THE BT-13 UNTIL APRX 1 SECOND BEFORE THE IMPACT. THE SEGMENTED CIRCLE ON THE ARPT INDICATED THAT A RIGHT PATTERN SHOULD BE USED FOR RWY 31.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing A75N1 A75N1 | N55070 | - | Substantial |
| Vultee BT-13 BT-13 | N176VR | - | Substantial |
Other Boeing A75N1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jun 1984 | Boeing A75N1 | Friendswood, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 1984 | Boeing A75N1 | Scaggs Island, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 1984 | Boeing A75N1 | Cumming, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1984 | Boeing A75N1 | Wichita Falls, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1984 | Boeing A75N1 | Ely, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 1983 | Boeing A75N1 | Lebanon, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Nov 1984 | Piper PA-22-135 | Plainfield, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1984 | Beechcraft 99 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 1984 | Cessna 150C | Hampshire, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1984 | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-73 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1984 | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-54 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Dec 1984 | Cessna 182K | Lincoln, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |