# Accident 19870522020559A: Boeing A75N1, San Ardo, CA, May 22, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1987, 16:00 local time
- Place: San Ardo, CA
- Airport: San Ardo Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0905° N, 120.8204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0905&lon=-120.8204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90840, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90840) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Reported engine: CONT W6706N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 600 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870522020559A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE LOST POWER. AIRCRAFT HIT WIRES AND LANDED IN A RIVER. ENGINE HAD A HISTORY OF FOULED SPARK PLUGS.

## 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 LAX87LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA214), May 22, 1987: Boeing A75N1 (N90840), San Ardo, 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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