# Accident 20090518007119A: Boeing A75N1, Joshua Tree, CA, May 18, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 2009, 17:00 local time
- Place: Joshua Tree, CA
- Airport: Roy Williams
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1533° N, 116.2522° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1533&lon=-116.2522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N450JN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N450JN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA247) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090518007119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT CIRCLING THE AIRPORT THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN INFLIGHT FIRE.  THE PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON RUNWAY 12, VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND PITCHED UP ONTO ITS NOSE.  THE PILOT ESCAPED THE AIRCRAFT JUST SECONDS BEFORE IT BECAME COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND TOTALLY DESTROYED.

## 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 WPR09LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA247), May 19, 2009: Boeing A75N1 (N450JN), Joshua Tree, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight fire in the engine compartment 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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