# Incident 19890817046129I: Boeing D75N1, Chico, CA, August 17, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1989, 09:30 local time
- Place: Chico, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7285° N, 121.8375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chico, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7285&lon=-121.8375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N747Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N747Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing D75N1 (registry code 1380148, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-d75n1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING D75N1
- Reported engine: CONT W670*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,067 total, 700 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890817046129I

## Narrative

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

VIBRATION ON CLIMB OUT. PROPELLER DEPARTED AIRCRAFT. FORCED LANDING. CRANKSHAFT HAD FAILED AFT OF THE PROP SPLINES.

## Other reports on N747Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19890121005719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890121005719I), Jan 21, 1989: Boeing D75N1 (N747Q), Grass Valley, CA, Minor damage. Wind shear and gust on flare. Lost directional control. Wing hit runway sign. Landed off runway and nosed up.
- [Accident 19790907026119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790907026119A), Sep 7, 1979: Boeing B75N1 (N747Q), East Stroudsbur, PA, Substantial damage. Engine stopped enroute due to fuel exhaustion. Flipped over, landing in cornfield.

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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