# Accident 19810814049859A: Boeing E75, Omak, WA, August 14, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1981, 16:30 local time
- Place: Omak, WA
- Airport: Omak
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4644° N, 119.5181° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OMAK (OMK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4644&lon=-119.5181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68462, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68462) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing E75 (registry code 1380120, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING E75
- Reported engine: CONT R6705
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,570 total, 365 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA81FYP34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FYP34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810814049859A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CLAIMS ENGINE QUIT AFTER TAKEOFF. CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING. POSSIBLE FUEL MISMANAGEMENT.

## 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 SEA81FYP34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FYP34), Aug 14, 1981: Boeing E75 (N68462), Omak, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N68462 (2)

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

- [Accident 20070912022659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070912022659A), Sep 12, 2007: Boeing E75 (N68462), Gordon, NE, Substantial damage. (-23) On September 12, 2007 the pilot of a Boeing E75 stearman N68462, landed at the Gordon NE airport on runway 29. With a gusty crosswind of 10 knots off his…
- [Accident 19760316009699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760316009699A), Mar 16, 1976: Boeing E75 (N68462), Northway, AK, 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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