# Accident 19750630018389A: Boeing A75N1, Fairfax, SC, June 30, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1975
- Place: Fairfax, SC
- Airport: Purser
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 32.9592° N, 81.2362° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairfax, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9592&lon=-81.2362&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63624, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63624) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,055 total, 605 in this make and model, 305 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75FLG40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FLG40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750630018389A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NR 8 CYL PISTON SEPARATED FM CONNECTING ROD,PISTON PIN FAILED.SPRAYING WATERMELONS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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 MIA75FLG40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FLG40), Jun 30, 1975: Boeing A75N1 (N63624), Fairfax, SC, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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