Boeing E75 N550LR
19 June 1987 · McCordsville, Indiana, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 19 June 1987 at about 23:35 local time, a Boeing E75 registered N550LR was involved in an accident near McCordsville, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- McCordsville, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Brookside (I21)
- Coordinates
- 39.9006, -85.9293
- Aircraft
- Boeing E75
- Registration
- N550LR
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Brookside → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI87DEX07
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING INITIAL CLIMB THE ENGINE SUSTAINED A TOTAL POWER FAILURE AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED IN A SOYBEAN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY IN A 20 DEGREE NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE FLEX DUCT BETWEEN THE LOWER COWLING AIR INTAKE AND THE BENDIX FUEL INJECTOR WAS SUCKED INTO THE THROTTLE BODY. NO SUPPORT WIRE WAS FOUND INSIDE THE DUCT. MAINTENANCE WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON THIS DUCT JUST PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing E75 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 1987 | Boeing E75 | Ocala, Florida, United States | Sebert M.meadows | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1986 | Boeing E75 | Sweetwater, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1986 | Boeing E75 | Tooele, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1989 | Boeing E75 (PT-13D) | Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States | Cary J. Myers | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Jun 1989 | Boeing E75 | Shelbyville, Indiana, United States | Strable, Eugene | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1985 | Boeing E75 | Fairfield, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jun 1987 | Cessna 172N | Marion, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1987 | Cessna A150K | Elkhart, Indiana, United States | Wilford W. Mann | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1987 | Cessna 172P | Terre Haute, Indiana, United States | Brown Flying School, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1987 | Cessna 150J | Patoka, Indiana, United States | ROY S. Williams | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1987 | Piper PA-38-112 | Kentland, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 May 1987 | Beechcraft 58P | Evansville, Indiana, United States | Rocco A. Marrese | No injuries | - |