19810218004489A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Boeing A75 · Hughson, CA · February 18, 1981

Date
February 18, 1981 · 16:15 local
Place
Hughson, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N61600
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81DVA24
Reported as
Boeing A75
Reported engine
WRIGHT R97511
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,000 total10,000 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine backfired & quit, struck dirt bank on landing. Found failed starter drive. Released valve timing.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE BACKFIRED & QUIT, STRUCK DIRT BANK ON LANDING. FOUND FAILED STARTER DRIVE.RELEASED VALVE TIMING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.