# Accident 19860901043469A: Boeing E75, Sweetwater, TX, September 1, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1986, 19:35 local time
- Place: Sweetwater, TX
- Airport: Sweetwater
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4603° N, 100.3992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4603&lon=-100.3992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4563N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4563N) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 50 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860901043469A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT HIT TREES DURING LANDING. COTTER PIN WAS MISSING FROM CARBURETOR LINKAGE.

## 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 FTW86LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA160), Sep 2, 1986: Boeing E75 (N4563N), Sweetwater, TX, 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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