# Accident 19970410010099A: Boeing B75N1, River Ranch, FL, April 10, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1997, 18:20 local time
- Place: River Ranch, FL
- Airport: River Ranch Resort
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9008° N, 81.5808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9008&lon=-81.5808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65467, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65467) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing B75N1 (registry code 1380144, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b75n1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B75N1
- Reported engine: CONT W6706N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,923 total, 60 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970410010099A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT STRUCK TREES AND BURNED. NO ENGINE DEFECTS. FUEL SELECTOR IN OFF POSITION. (-23) ON TAKE OFF THE PILOT SAID THE ENGINE STOPPED DEVELOPING POWER AT 150FT. HE SAID HE TURNED TO THE LEFT SO HE COULD GO AROUND AND LAND THE AIRCRAFT.  AFTER LOSING MORE ALTITUDE HE LEVELED THE WINGS AND WENT INTO THE TREES.  HE SAID FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE RUPTURED FUEL TANK ONTO THE ENGINE.  PILOT AND PASSENGER IMMEDIATELY EXITED AIRCRAFT.  AIRCRAFT BURST INTO FLAME. FIRE CONSUMED THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 MIA97LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA130), Apr 10, 1997: Boeing B75N1 (N65467), Lake Wales, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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