# Accident 19760326005629A: Boeing A75N1, Lafayette, LA, March 26, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1976
- Place: Lafayette, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 30.2241° N, 92.0198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2241&lon=-92.0198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53165, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53165) (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: 6,800 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76FRD33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRD33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760326005629A

## Narrative

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

BOLT ATTACH THROTTLE ARM TO CARB MISSING. ENG INSTALLED PREV DAY. CALIBRATING SPRAY SYS.

## 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 FTW76FRD33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRD33), Mar 26, 1976: Boeing A75N1 (N53165), Lafayette, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N53165 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19790912030879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790912030879A), Sep 12, 1979: Boeing A75N1 (N53165), Cade, LA, Substantial damage. Engine lost power during pull up from a swath run. Crash-landed in adjacent field. Cracked cylinder.

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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