# Accident 19810320011339A: Boeing 75, Justin, TX, March 20, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1981, 08:15 local time
- Place: Justin, TX
- Airport: Sitton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.1196° N, 97.3197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Sitton Field (3TX3), closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1196&lon=-97.3197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54284, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54284) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (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 75
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,123 total, 11,123 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DPD14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPD14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810320011339A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL RETURNING TO BASE AFTER SPRAY OPERATON. CRASHED A MILE SHORT OF AG STRIP.

## 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 FTW81DPD14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPD14), Mar 20, 1981: Boeing A75HI (N54284), Justin, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N54284 (3)

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

- [Accident 19960528011669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960528011669A), May 28, 1996: Boeing A75N1 (N54284), Page, AZ, Substantial damage. Wind gust lifted wing on rollout, bounced landing. Exited runway. Hit runway sign. Crosswind component exceeded.
- [Accident 19950801047059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950801047059A), Aug 1, 1995: Boeing A75N1 (N54284), Van Nuys, CA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control landing in quartering crosswind. Veered off runway ground looped. Low time tailwheels.
- [Incident 19880515031209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880515031209I), May 15, 1988: Boeing A75N1 (N54284), Omaha, NE, Minor damage. Used uneven brake pressure causing a swerve on landing. Tried to correct by both hard brakes. Aircraft nosed over.

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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