# Accident 19810824053949A: Boeing A75L300, Fryeburg, ME, August 24, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1981, 12:00 local time
- Place: Fryeburg, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 44.0201° N, 70.9720° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fryeburg, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0201&lon=-70.9720&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1153V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1153V-2012-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75L300 (registry code 1380132, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75l300) (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 A75L300
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,703 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FNC20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNC20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810824053949A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE FAILURE. ENGINE CYLINDER CRACKED AT BASE OF CYLINDER.

## 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 NYC81FNC20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNC20), Aug 24, 1981: Boeing A75L (N1153V), Fryeburg, ME, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1153V (1)

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

- [Accident 19780625016309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780625016309A), Jun 25, 1978: Boeing A75L300 (N1153V), Jay, ME, Substantial damage. Head of nr 3 cylinder separated from barrel.

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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