# Accident 19890706020169A: Boeing A75N1, Sacramento, CA, July 6, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1989, 14:45 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Airport: Sacramento Executive Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5100° N, 121.4904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5100&lon=-121.4904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N747JR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N747JR-2012-06-26) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,814 total, 98 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890706020169A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON INITIAL CLIMBOUT. STRUCK A HANGAR RETURNING TO LAND. CLOTH TAPE USED PATCH AIRDUCT BLOCKED SAME.

## 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 LAX89LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA231), Jul 6, 1989: Boeing A75 (N747JR), Sacramento, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PARTIAL BLOCKAGE OF THE ENGINE INDUCTION SYSTEM WHICH RESULTED FROM IMPROPER MAINTENANCE.

## Other reports on N747JR (2)

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

- [Accident 19880511014029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880511014029A), May 11, 1988: Boeing A75N1 (N747JR), Sacramento, CA, Substantial damage. Dropped to runway on high level off. Lost directional control. Veered off runway and nosed down.
- [Accident 19800801033339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800801033339A), Aug 1, 1980: Boeing PT17 (N747JR), Sacramento, CA, Substantial damage. Ground-looped on landing tail wheel type aircraft in a crosswind.

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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