# Accident 20210930020739A: Boeing E75, Nicholson, PA, September 30, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2021, 15:00 local time
- Place: Nicholson, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6262° N, 75.7805° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6262&lon=-75.7805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1654M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1654M-2024-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing E75 (registry code 1380120, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680 (registry code 41540, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING E75
- Reported engine: LYCOMING R680-13
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA391) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210930020739A

## Narrative

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

PILOT IN LOCAL VFR FLIGHT, EXPERIENCED TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE AT APPX. 3500 FT.

HE ATTEMPTED TO ADJUST THROTTLE, MIXTURE, FUEL VALVE CONTROL AND CARB HEAT, BUT COULD NOT RE-START ENGINE.

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND A PRIVATE AIRFIELD APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES AWAY, BUT COULD NOT MAKE THE FIELD.

## 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 ERA21LA391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA391), Sep 30, 2021: Boeing E75 (N1654M), Nicholson, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power as a result of damaged internal carburetor mixture control components.

## Other reports on N1654M (1)

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

- [Incident 20000603032159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000603032159I), Jun 3, 2000: Boeing E75 (N1654M), Culpeper, VA, Minor damage. (-23)N1654M, a stearman, was repositioning from hangar to ramp for static display. Ramp was crowded, no room to swing back and forth, no marshaller, N1654M hit…

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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