# Accident 19890709020979A: Boeing A75N1, Warrenton, VA, July 9, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1989, 14:45 local time
- Place: Warrenton, VA
- Airport: Flying Circus Aerodrome Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5504° N, 77.7158° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FLYING CIRCUS AERODROME (3VA3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5504&lon=-77.7158&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56940, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56940-1990-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 33,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO89LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890709020979A

## Narrative

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

MADE SLOW ROLL AT 30FT AGL. ENGINE QUIT WHILE INVERTED. NO INVERTED FUEL SYSTEM. WING HIT. CARTWHEELED.

## 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 BFO89LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA056), Jul 9, 1989: Boeing A75N1 (N56940), Bealeton, VA, destroyed. Probable cause: WATER IN THE FUEL, WHICH RESULTED IN A MOMENTARY LOSS OF POWER DURING AN INVERTED LOW PASS, AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PLAN THE MANEUVER TO ALLOW FOR APPROPRIATE REMEDIAL ACTION.

## Other reports on N56940 (1)

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

- [Accident 19771002043151A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771002043151A), Oct 2, 1977: Boeing A75N1 (N56940), Bealton, VA, Substantial damage. Joining flt as slot acft for diamond formation into a modified fleur-de-lis. Underran lead acft.

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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