# NTSB ATL83LA066: Boeing A75N1, N61857, Anderson, SC, December 16, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 16, 1982, 16:10 local (21:10 UTC)
- Place: Anderson, SC
- Coordinates: 34.510231, -82.639183 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5102&lon=-82.6392&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 16, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69778
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL83LA066
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69778/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA066

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf, takeoff - initial climb
  - fuel system,selector/valve - deteriorated (cause)
  - fuel system,selector/valve - blocked(total) (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - starvation (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

AFTER TAKEOFF, WHILE SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET IN THE AIR, THE ENGINE BACKFIRED & QUIT. THE PLT WAS ABLE TO TURN AROUND & HEAD BACK TOWARD THE ARPT, BUT COULD NOT QUITE REACH THE RWY. THE ACFT LANDED 1,000 FT SHORT OF THE RWY, HIT A DITCH & FLIPPED OVER. THE PLT STATED THAT THE CORK SEAL IN THE FUEL SELECTOR HAD DETERIORATED, RESTRICTING FUEL TO THE ENG.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N61857](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61857), registered now, S/N 75-4733, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1(PT17)](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (registry code 1380134) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 75-4733
- Airframe hours: 2843
- Engines: CONTINENTAL W-670-16 220 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Paul H. Eskew
- Registered owner: Paul H. Eskew
- Departed: AND, ANDERSON, SC
- Destination: AND, ANDERSON, SC
- Airport: AND, Anderson County, runway 5, 5,000 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 38; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 365 total, 15 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days, 30 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 200° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Temperature: 133 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19821216066989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821216066989A), Dec 16, 1982: Boeing A75N1, Anderson, SC, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff. Landed off airport. Nosed over in ditch. Fuel selector seal deteriorated. Blocked fuel flow.

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.

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