# Accident 19870619020959A: Boeing E75, Indianapolis, IN, June 19, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1987, 18:35 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis Brookside Airpark
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9006° N, 85.9293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9006&lon=-85.9293&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
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,251 total, 50 in this make and model, 222 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87DEX07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DEX07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870619020959A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF AND THE AIRCRAFT STALL LANDED. THE FLEX DUCT TO THE CARBURETOR INTAKE HAD COLLAPSED.

## 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 CHI87DEX07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DEX07), Jun 19, 1987: Boeing E75 (N550LR), Mccordsville, IN, destroyed

## Other reports on N550LR (1)

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

- [Incident 19860907079009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860907079009I), Sep 7, 1986: Boeing E75 (N550LR), Indianapolis, IN. Engine failed in flight from fuel exhaustion. Pilot failed to check tanks on preflight.

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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