# Accident 19961007031159A: Boeing A75N1, Galveston, TX, October 7, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1996
- Place: Galveston, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 29.3014° N, 94.7978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galveston, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3014&lon=-94.7978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55252, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55252) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961007031159A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL, CRASHED, SANK IN THE OCEAN.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N55252 (1)

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

- [Incident 20110806018309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110806018309I), Aug 6, 2011: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (N55252), Hamilton, OH, Minor damage. Upon landing with a gusty crosswind the pilot failed to maintain proper directional control resulting in the aircraft groundlooping. The right wing tip struck…

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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