# Accident 19830427018779A: Boeing A75N1, Kennesaw, GA, April 27, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1983, 18:30 local time
- Place: Kennesaw, GA
- Airport: Mccollum
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0202° N, 84.6108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0202&lon=-84.6108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74189, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74189-2024-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing PT-17 (registry code 1380136, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-pt-17) (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 R985AN3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 496 total, 219 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83FA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830427018779A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON LOCAL FLIGHT. STRUCK EMBANKMENT ON FORCED LANDING. A CONNECTING ROD FAILED AT THE INBOARD END.

## 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 ATL83FA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA171), Apr 27, 1983: Boeing A75N1 (N74189), Kennesaw, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N74189 (1)

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

- [Accident 19820501016162A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820501016162A), May 1, 1982: Boeing A75N1 (N74189), Marietta, GA, Minor damage. Aircraft landing hit another as it was beginning its take off roll.

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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