# Accident 19891028045039A: Boeing B75N1, Willimantic, ME, October 28, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1989, 17:00 local time
- Place: Willimantic, ME
- Airport: Two Falls Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3056° N, 69.3467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TWO FALLS (ME79), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3056&lon=-69.3467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68972, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68972) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing B75N1 (registry code 1380144, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b75n1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B75N1
- Reported engine: CONT W6706A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,716 total, 11 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891028045039A

## Narrative

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

LOUD BANG AND ENGINE QUIT ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT. STALLED MANEUVERING TO SHORTEN GLIDE. CARB FUEL FITTING SEPARATED

## 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 NYC90LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA021), Oct 28, 1989: Boeing B75N (N68972), Willimantic, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN INADVERTENT STALL CLEARING TREES DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A POWER LOSS DUE TO A FUEL LINE SEPARATING FROM THE CARBURETOR AND FUEL STARVATION.

## Other reports on N68972 (1)

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

- [Incident 19890712041529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890712041529I), Jul 12, 1989: Boeing B75N1 (N68972), Brunswick, GA, Minor damage. Smelled fuel on landing. Aircraft caught fire during taxi. Both jumped out. Aircraft veered and hit parked Cessna.

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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