# Accident 19820502018769A: Boeing E75, Sterling City, TX, May 2, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1982, 18:45 local time
- Place: Sterling City, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8295° N, 100.9798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8295&lon=-100.9798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5374N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5374N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing E75 (registry code 1380120, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75) (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 E75
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 3 in this make and model, 168 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820502018769A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. FUEL INDICATOR ERROR WAS A FACTOR.

## 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 FTW82DA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA161), May 3, 1982: Boeing E75 (N5374N), Sterling City, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5374N (1)

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

- [Incident 20071017825499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071017825499I), Oct 17, 2007: Boeing E75 (N5374N), Newberry, SC, Minor damage. (-23) PIC reported that prior to landing the right strut was fully extended and the left strut was normal. The pilot attempted a wheel landing and on rollout…

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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