# Accident 19870926056589A: Boeing A75N1, Lakeport, CA, September 26, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1987, 10:55 local time
- Place: Lakeport, CA
- Airport: Lampson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0391° N, 122.9301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0391&lon=-122.9301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68853, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68853) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (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 A75N1
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 34 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA346) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870926056589A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED WHEN TAIL WHEEL TOUCHED THE GROUND. ENDED UP IN A DITCH. HAD NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS.

## 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 LAX87LA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA346), Sep 26, 1987: Boeing A75N1 (N68853), Lakeport, 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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