# Accident 19841110070309A: Boeing 75, Rustburg, VA, November 10, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1984, 16:20 local time
- Place: Rustburg, VA
- Airport: Glick
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 37.2807° N, 79.0992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2807&lon=-79.0992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5506A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5506A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 75 (registry code 1380104, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-75) (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 75
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,978 total, 372 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841110070309A

## Narrative

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

MADE A HARD DOWNWIND LANDING AND FLIPPED INVERTED. WAS UNABLE TO ARREST HIGH SINK RATE. DOWNWIND DUE TO A UPSLOPE.

## 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 ATL85LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA032), Nov 10, 1984: Boeing 75 (N5506A), Rustburgh, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5506A (5)

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

- [Incident 19840815053789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840815053789I), Aug 15, 1984: Boeing 75 (N5506A), Boones Mills, VA. Struck a powerline guy wire during a spray run. Poles hidden by trees. Aircraft not damaged.
- [Accident 19790717020059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790717020059A), Jul 17, 1979: Boeing A75 (N5506A), Summerfield, FL, Substantial damage. Landed on wet sod runway. Hit water filled low spot. Flipped over.
- [Accident 19760601017289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760601017289A), Jun 1, 1976: Boeing 75 (N5506A), Summerfield, FL, Substantial damage. Spraying watermellons. Struck barbed wire fence.
- [Accident 19751118037489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751118037489A), Nov 18, 1975: Boeing 75 (N5506A), Lake Placid, FL, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19741015041019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741015041019A), Oct 15, 1974: Boeing 75 (N5506A), Lake Placid, FL, Substantial damage. Plt looking to l at gas truck. Truck on r pulled out onto rwy.

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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