# Accident 19820516017469A: Boeing A75N1, Fabens, TX, May 16, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1982, 07:05 local time
- Place: Fabens, TX
- Airport: Fabens
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5000° N, 106.1497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5000&lon=-106.1497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55971, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55971) (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 R985AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 896 total, 150 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820516017469A

## Narrative

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

OVER CONTROLLED BRAKING ACTION ON THE LANDING ROLL. AFTER SEVERAL SWERVES, AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.

## 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 FTW82DA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA185), May 16, 1982: Boeing A75N1 (N55971), Fabens, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N55971 (3)

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

- [Accident 19790620011899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790620011899A), Jun 20, 1979: Boeing A75N1 (N55971), El Paso, TX, Substantial damage. Lost control of airplane on landing roll. Ground looped.
- [Accident 19760704019329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760704019329A), Jul 4, 1976: Boeing A75N1 (N55971), Fabens, TX, Substantial damage. Fabric on upper r wg came loose. Lnd ok.
- [Accident 19730825027449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730825027449A), Aug 25, 1973: Boeing A75N1 (N55971), Sheridan Lke, CO, Substantial damage. Routine ldg in stubble fld as a base of operns.

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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