# Accident 19810801047299A: Boeing A75N1, Plaquemine, LA, August 1, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1981, 19:20 local time
- Place: Plaquemine, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.2832° N, 91.2438° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plaquemine, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2832&lon=-91.2438&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55670, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55670) (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 A75N1
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,274 total, 45 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DRD36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810801047299A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT RETURNING TO BASE. SPRAY BOOM CAUGHT EDGE OF ROAD ON FORCED LANDING. RAN INTO DITCH.

## 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 FTW81DRD36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD36), Aug 1, 1981: Boeing A75-N1 (N55670), Plaquemine, LA, 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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