19810419018079A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Boeing A75N1 · El Campo, TX · April 19, 1981

Date
April 19, 1981 · 10:30 local
Place
El Campo, TX
Airport
El Campo
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N62586
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81DRA24
Reported as
Boeing A75N1
Reported engine
Continental 6285*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,138 total7 in this make and model105 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Engine lost power. Crash-landed in flooded rice field. Cause unknown.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER. CRASH-LANDED IN FLOODED RICE FIELD. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

NTSB investigation

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