# NTSB LAX81DXQ15: Boeing E75, N1065N, Silver Springs, NV, April 7, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1981
- Place: Silver Springs, NV · SILVER SPRINGS, NV
- Location: 39.4155° N, 119.2246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Silver Springs, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4155&lon=-119.2246&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 21, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127033
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DXQ15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DXQ15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0603   81/4/7    SILVER SPRINGS,NV   BOEING E75          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 1622
        TIME - 0840                    N1065N              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAHONTAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOVELOCK,NV                 YEARINGTON,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           BIRD STRIKE                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - BIRD COLLISION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- BIRD STRUCK & BROKE FUEL SIGHT GAUGE.FUEL STREAMED OVR WINDSCREEN.ENG FIRE AFTER LNDG & SHTDN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1065N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING E75
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lahontan

## 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 19810407014789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810407014789A), Apr 7, 1981: Boeing E75, Silver Springs, NV, Destroyed. Bird struck fuel sight gauge on top of fuselage. Emergency landed private strip. Fuel leak caused fire on ground.

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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