Boeing A75 N9215H
9 July 1973 · South Hope, Maine, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 July 1973 at about 19:00 local time, a Boeing A75 registered N9215H, operated by Joseph W Virch, was involved in an accident during in flight near South Hope, Maine, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- South Hope, Maine, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing A75
- Registration
- N9215H
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Joseph W Virch
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Thomaston, Me → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-1729
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
PLT MECH THOUGHT PWR LOSS DUE INTERNAL BLOWER FAILURE.LARGE ROCKS IN FLD PROTRUDED 2-3IN ABV GND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |