# Accident 20170904011639A: Boeing A75N1(PT17), Santa Paula, CA, September 4, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2017, 13:55 local time
- Place: Santa Paula, CA
- Airport: Santa Paula
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3389° N, 119.0561° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3389&lon=-119.0561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75753, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75753-2019-08-29) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR17LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170904011639A

## Narrative

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

N75753 WAS ON ITS FOURTH SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT OF THE DAY. DURING TAKEOFF CLIMB OUT FROM SANTA PAULA AIRPORT (KSZP), SANTA PAULA, CA, THE PILOT OF N75753 NOTED THAT THE ENGINE WAS SLOWLY LOSING POWER.

PILOT TURNED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE RUNWAY WITH THE ENGINE STILL GENERATING POWER. PILOT PERFORMED AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN THE SANTA CLARA RIVERBED, RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPING OVER.

## 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 WPR17LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA197), Sep 4, 2017: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (N75753), Santa Paula, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during initial climb for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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