# NTSB FTW81FRA39: Boeing A75N1, N64905, Hockley, TX, June 7, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1981
- Place: Hockley, TX · HOCKLEY, TX
- Location: 30.0269° N, 95.8444° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hockley, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0269&lon=-95.8444&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125778
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FRA39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRA39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1746   81/6/7    HOCKLEY,TX          BOEING A75N1        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 1223
        TIME - 1815                    N64905              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 96 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOUSTON SKYDIVING
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOCKLEY,TX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LNDD IN CORN FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N64905](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64905), registered now, S/N 75-4259, built 1942 (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: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Houston Skydiving

## 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 19810607032669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810607032669A), Jun 7, 1981: Boeing A75N1, Hockley, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot claims engine failed. Witness saw airplane loop 100 feet above ground. Engine ran normal after accident.

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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