Ownership guide
Boeing B75N1
239 registered in the US, built from about 1940 to 1947, 2 seats, most with the Continental W670. Its Airworthiness Directives, its engines', and what to check before buying one.
The fleet
- Registered in the US
- 239
- Built
- 1940 to 1947
- Half built by
- 1942
- Seats
- 2
- Engine type
- Piston
- Most common engine
- Continental W670
Engines installed
- Continental W670132 aircraft (55%)
- Pratt & Whitney R47 aircraft (20%) · 13 ADs, 2 with a repeat action
- Lycoming R68019 aircraft (8%)
- Continental R67015 aircraft (6%)
- Lycoming R680E5 aircraft (2%)
From the FAA aircraft registry, rebuilt daily. Years are those recorded on each registration.
Airworthiness Directives
5 current ADs name the B75N1 airframe, 0 with a repeat action. Its engines carry 13 more.
No current airframe AD mentions a repeat action.
Accident record
20 accidents since 2008, 2 fatal (2 people killed in them, a midair counting both aircraft), 0 aircraft destroyed.
What happened
- Loss of control on ground6
- Nose over/nose down5
- Loss of engine power (partial)3
- Loss of engine power (total)2
- Low altitude operation/event2
- Ground collision1
Phase of flight
- Landing10
- Enroute3
- Initial climb3
- Takeoff2
- Maneuvering2
The latest
| Date | Where | What happened | Injuries | NTSB number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-19 | Vacaville, CA | Landing: Loss of control on ground | None | WPR25LA258 |
| 2025-06-15 | Spokane valley, WA | Takeoff: Ground collision | Minor | WPR25LA172 |
| 2022-08-24 | Harvard, IL | Takeoff: Nose over/nose down | None | CEN22LA393 |
| 2021-07-28 | Lexington, KY | Enroute: Loss of engine power (partial) | Minor | ERA21LA304 |
| 2021-06-13 | Elwood, NE | Enroute: Loss of engine power (total) | None | CEN21LA264 |
| 2019-05-29 | Fredericksburg, TX | Enroute: Loss of engine power (partial) | Minor | CEN19LA158 |
From the NTSB's aviation accident database, refreshed monthly; accidents only, homebuilts left out. Counts, not rates: nobody publishes how many hours each model flies, and a training fleet flies far more than a private one. Look up any case by its number in the NTSB's CAROL.
What it costs to run
Per hour flown
Per year, flown or not
- Fuel
- $0/hr
- Engine reserve
- $0/hr
- A year
- $0
- All in, per hour
- $0/hr
Everything else is yours to fill in: insurance, hangar and overhaul prices vary too much by pilot, airport and shop for a default to mean anything. Nothing you type leaves this page.
Before you buy one
- Run its N-number through the AD check: every AD that names its airframe and engine, as a checklist to take to the logbooks.
- For each repeat-action AD, find the last compliance in the logbooks and when the next one is due.
- Compare the engine's time since overhaul with its maker's published overhaul time, and look for the reason behind any long gap in flying.
- Check the registration, the airworthiness certificate and the date of the last annual inspection.
- Work out the sales or use tax your state will charge with the aircraft tax calculator.
Questions
- How many Boeing B75N1s are registered in the US?
- 239, in the FAA aircraft registry.
- When was the Boeing B75N1 built?
- From about 1940 to 1947. Half of those registered today were built by 1942.
- What engine does the Boeing B75N1 have?
- Most have the Continental W670 (55% of those registered); others have the Pratt & Whitney R, Lycoming R680, Continental R670, Lycoming R680E.
- How many accidents has the Boeing B75N1 had?
- 20 in the NTSB's database since 2008, 2 of them fatal. The most common defining event was loss of control on ground. These are counts, not rates: how many hours the fleet flew is not published.
- How many Airworthiness Directives does the Boeing B75N1 have?
- 5 current ADs name the B75N1 airframe, 0 of them with a repeat action, and 13 more name its engines. Whether each applies to one aircraft depends on its serial number and installed equipment.
Figures from the FAA aircraft registry and the FAA's Airworthiness Directives, rebuilt daily. An AD listed for a model is one to read; whether it applies to one aircraft depends on its serial number, equipment and records.