# NTSB FTW76FRD33: Boeing A75N1, N53165, Lafayette, LA, March 26, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 26, 1976
- Place: Lafayette, LA · LAFAYETTE, LA
- Location: 30.2241° N, 92.0198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2241&lon=-92.0198&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153191
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FRD33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRD33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0499  76/3/26    LAFAYETTE,LA        BOEING A75N1        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 6800
        TIME - 1715                    N53165              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW IBERIA,LA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- BOLT ATTACH THROTTLE ARM TO CARB MISSING. ENG INSTALLED PREV DAY. CALIBRATING SPRAY SYS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N53165](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53165), registered now, S/N 75-2853, built 1941 (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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19760326005629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760326005629A), Mar 26, 1976: Boeing A75N1, Lafayette, LA, Substantial damage. Bolt attach throttle arm to carb missing. Eng installed prev day. Calibrating spray sys.

## Other investigations on N53165 (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 FTW79FRD53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRD53), Sep 12, 1979: Boeing A75N1 (N53165), Cade, LA, substantial damage

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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