# Accident 19841105060549A: Boeing A75N1, Ely, NV, November 5, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1984, 13:30 local time
- Place: Ely, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4198° N, 115.0001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4198&lon=-115.0001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56234, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56234-2017-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright 975E&F-2&3 (registry code 67015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-975e-f-2-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R975A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,053 total, 3,053 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841105060549A

## Narrative

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

FLEW THROUGH PASSES INSTEAD OF OVER MOUNTAINS DUE TO CLOUDS, LONGER FLIGHT. RAN OUT OF FUEL, NOSED OVER ON LANDING.

## 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 SEA85LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA015), Nov 5, 1984: Boeing A75N1 (N56234), Ely, NV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N56234 (1)

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

- [Accident 19770905025859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770905025859A), Sep 5, 1977: Boeing A75N1 (N56234), Vernalis, CA, 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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