# Accident 20210526014779A: Boeing A75N1(PT17), Hollister, CA, May 26, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2021, 14:30 local time
- Place: Hollister, CA
- Airport: Frazier Lake Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9555° N, 121.4679° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9555&lon=-121.4679&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75016, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75016) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680-4P-B4 (registry code 41542, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680-4p-b4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1(PT17)
- Reported engine: LYCOMING R680-13
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,774 total, 23 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210526014779A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN, DURING TAKEOFF PHASE OF FLIGHT, EXPERIENCED POWER LOSS AND RPM DECAY. AS A RESULT, AIRMAN  MADE OFF-AIRPORT LANDING AT NEARBY FIELD.  UPON IMPACT, SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LEFT/RIGHT AILERONS.  DAMAGED LEFT WING FORWARD/AFT SPAR AND AILERON RIBS.

## 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 WPR21LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA208), May 26, 2021: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (N75016), Hollister, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper installation of a relief valve spring that was shorter than the standard spring length, which slowed the response of the propeller governor to change the pitch of the blades during…

## Other reports on N75016 (1)

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

- [Accident 19730328007109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730328007109A), Mar 28, 1973: Boeing N2S3 (N75016), Campbell, MO, Substantial damage. L brake grabbed drg application,applied hard r brake,acft nosed ovr. Taxied thru water bfr tkof.

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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