Boeing B75N1 N1720B

Summary

On 28 July 2021 at about 12:20 local time, a Boeing B75N1 registered N1720B was involved in an accident near Lexington, Kentucky, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 July 2021 at 12:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Lexington, Kentucky, United States

Coordinates

37.9538, -84.4067

Aircraft

Boeing B75N1

Registration

N1720B

Category

Airplane

Year built

1945

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lexington → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA21LA304

2 people had minor injuries.

A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot and passenger were on a local area personal flight in the single-engine airplane. The pilot reported after flying for 20 minutes, he was at 1,500 ft mean sea level when the airplane began to lose engine power and he was unable to maintain altitude. The pilot added full power, full mixture, and carburetor heat, but was still unable to maintain altitude. The pilot subsequently performed a forced landing to a private driveway. A postaccident examination of the wreckage revealed no evidence of preimpact mechanical anomalies that would have prevented normal engine operation. In addition, fuel was plumbed into the engine and the engine ran without anomaly. Although the weather conditions at the time of the accident were conducive to the accumulation of carburetor icing at glide power, the pilot reported that he used carburetor heat, which would have prevented the accumulation of ice.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.