# Incident 19860907079009I: Boeing E75, Indianapolis, IN, September 7, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1986, 14:25 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N550LR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N550LR) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860907079009I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED IN FLIGHT FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION. PILOT FAILED TO CHECK TANKS ON PREFLIGHT.

## Other reports on N550LR (1)

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

- [Accident 19870619020959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870619020959A), Jun 19, 1987: Boeing E75 (N550LR), Indianapolis, IN, Destroyed. The engine failed on takeoff and the aircraft stall landed. The flex duct to the carburetor intake had collapsed.

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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