# Accident 19810218004489A: Boeing A75, Hughson, CA, February 18, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1981, 16:15 local time
- Place: Hughson, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 37.6021° N, 120.8659° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hughson, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6021&lon=-120.8659&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61600, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61600) (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 A75
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R97511
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 10,000 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DVA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVA24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810218004489A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX81DVA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVA24), Feb 18, 1981: Boeing A75 (N61600), Hughson, CA, substantial damage

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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