# Accident 19770429011549A: Boeing B75N1, Port Angeles, WA, April 29, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1977
- Place: Port Angeles, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 48.1192° N, 123.4481° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Angeles, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1192&lon=-123.4481&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5728N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5728N-2012-05-29) (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 B75N1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 10 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77DYE22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYE22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770429011549A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS NOT AWARE TAIL HAD TO BE RAISED TO FUEL TO CAPACITY. FUEL GAGE ERROR.

## 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 SEA77DYE22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYE22), Apr 29, 1977: Stearman A75N1 (N5728N), Port Angeles, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5728N (1)

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

- [Incident 19880506020089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880506020089I), May 6, 1988: Boeing A75N1 (N5728N), Palo Alto, CA, Minor damage. Lost directional control on a crosswind landing rollout. Ground looped. Dragged a wing tip. Remained on runway.

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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