# Incident 19781229020699I: Boeing A75N1, Clermont, FL, December 29, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1978, 19:05 local time
- Place: Clermont, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5241° N, 81.7236° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clermont, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5241&lon=-81.7236&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53473, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53473) (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: 4,200 total, 0 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/19781229020699I

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE DAMAGED DURING PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A CLAY ROAD. PILOT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT DETERIORATING WEATHER.

## Other reports on N53473 (1)

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

- [Accident 20110814017709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110814017709A), Aug 14, 2011: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (N53473), Fabens, TX, Substantial damage. On August 14, 2011 at 1100 MDT a Boeing PT-17, N43573 impacted the ground 1/2 mile from the Fabens airport, Fabens, Texas, while on a personal flight. Visual…

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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