# Accident 20210522009909A: Boeing A75N1(PT17), Ventura, CA, May 22, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2021, 19:15 local time
- Place: Ventura, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2835° N, 119.3125° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2835&lon=-119.3125&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87WF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87WF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1(PT17)
- Reported engine: CONTINENTAL R670
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 100 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210522009909A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT BEGAN TO FEEL THE ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH AND THEN APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT AND FULL THROTTLE. AT THAT POINT THE ENGINE HAD LOST POWER, THE CARBURETOR HEAT WAS APPLIED TOO LATE. HE DECIDED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD NEAR THE FREEWAY. HE MADE A SUCCESSFUL LANDING AND ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET AT WHICH POINT HE MADE CONTACT WITH AN IRRIGATION LINE WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP AND LAND INVERTED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RUDDER AS A RESULT.

## 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 WPR21LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA205), May 23, 2021: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (N87WF), Ventura, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power, during cruise flight, due to the formation of carburetor ice, which resulted in a forced landing to an open field where the airplane nosed over.

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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