# Accident 19930821029879A: Boeing A75N1, Lafayette, LA, August 21, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1993, 18:28 local time
- Place: Lafayette, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2241° N, 92.0198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2241&lon=-92.0198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N450EC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 3,800 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA243) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930821029879A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER LOW PASS OVER RUNWAY WITH WINGWALKER. LANDED IN TREES. PILOT SAYS FUEL PUMP FAILED. WINGWALKER NO FUEL.

## 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 FTW93LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA243), Aug 21, 1993: Boeing A75N1 (N450EC), Lafayette, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE ENGINE FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN ONTO WHICH A FORCED LANDING COULD BE EXECUTED.

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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