# Incident 19781007029269I: Boeing IB75A, Gordon, NE, October 7, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1978, 16:00 local time
- Place: Gordon, NE
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8064° N, 102.2040° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gordon, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8064&lon=-102.2040&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69623, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N69623) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing E75N1 (registry code 1380154, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75n1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING IB75A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 20 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781007029269I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE HAND PROPPED BY PILOT AND BROKE AWAY FROM WING HLDERS. AIRPLANE HIT FUEL PUMP, BOTH DESTROYED BY FIRE.

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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