# Accident 20160302010849A: Boeing A75N1(PT17), Palm Springs, CA, March 2, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 2016, 12:50 local time
- Place: Palm Springs, CA
- Airport: Palm Springs
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8244° N, 116.5067° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8244&lon=-116.5067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63555, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63555-2025-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1(PT17)
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR W670 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 14,388 total, 35 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR16LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160302010849A

## Narrative

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

N63555 DEPARTED PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT AND EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER AT 400 FEET AGL DURING TAKEOFF. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT AND CRASH LANDED ON RUNWAY 13R. NO FATALITIES.

## 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 WPR16LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA078), Mar 2, 2016: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (N63555), Palm Springs, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Improper assembly of a fuel hose, which restricted the fuel supply to the carburetor and resulted in a loss of engine power during the initial climb after takeoff.

## Other reports on N63555 (2)

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

- [Accident 19810702038239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810702038239A), Jul 2, 1981: Boeing A75N1 (N63555), Riverside, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot was practicing stalls and failed to start recovery in time to avoid collision with ground.
- [Incident 19790127003819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790127003819I), Jan 27, 1979: Boeing A75N1 (N63555), La Verne, CA, Minor damage. Pilot lost control after touchdown, dragged one wing tip then the other, made a successful go around.

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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