# Accident 19790915028839A: Boeing A75N1, Lagrange, TX, September 15, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1979, 19:50 local time
- Place: Lagrange, TX
- Airport: Guenther
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9126° N, 96.8763° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Grange, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9126&lon=-96.8763&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59742, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59742) (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
- Reported engine: CONT W6706A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 714 total, 396 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DRA42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRA42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790915028839A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT HIT TREES OFF END OF RUNWAY. FOUND RAG IN CARB AIR INTAKE.

## 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 FTW79DRA42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRA42), Sep 15, 1979: Boeing A75N1 (N59742), La Grange, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N59742 (1)

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

- [Incident 19880527038719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880527038719I), May 27, 1988: Boeing A75N1 (N59742), Waco, TX, Minor damage. Pilot reported a brake locked on landing in a private strip. Aircraft ground looped. Damage wing and aileron tips.

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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