# Accident 19810419018079A: Boeing A75N1, El Campo, TX, April 19, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1981, 10:30 local time
- Place: El Campo, TX
- Airport: El Campo
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 29.2007° N, 96.2723° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Campo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2007&lon=-96.2723&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62586, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62586) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 6-285-A (registry code 17038, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-6-285-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Reported engine: CONT 6285*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,138 total, 7 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DRA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRA24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810419018079A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW81DRA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRA24), Apr 19, 1981: Boeing A75N1 (N62586), El Campo, TX, 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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