# Incident 19870718035429I: Boeing E75, Hyannis, MA, July 18, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1987, 11:45 local time
- Place: Hyannis, MA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6529° N, 70.2828° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hyannis, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6529&lon=-70.2828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N768WM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N768WM) (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: 1,114 total, 150 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870718035429I

## Narrative

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

DURING BANNER TOW OFFSHORE, THE ENGINE BACKFIRED AND QUIT. AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED IN THE OCEAN. ADDITIONAL SALT DAMAGE

## Other reports on N768WM (1)

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

- [Accident 20240607008309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240607008309A), Jun 7, 2024: Boeing E75 (N768WM), Sunset, LA, Minor damage. Pilot was landing on a wet private grass strip. On rollout aircraft began sliding to the left and main gear impacted water and mud causing aircraft to flip…

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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