# Accident 19870921058729A: Amtrbg BAKENGDUCE, Gillette, WY, September 21, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1987, 09:13 local time
- Place: Gillette, WY
- Airport: Gillette-Campbell County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4600° N, 105.7009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4600&lon=-105.7009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9659A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9659A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boessenkool-Helmich BAKENG DUCE (registry code 0565089, https://openairdocs.org/model/boessenkool-helmich-bakeng-duce) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBG BAKENGDUCE
- Reported engine: LYC O290*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,589 total, 32 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87DTI02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87DTI02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870921058729A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED OFF THE RUNWAY ON LANDING. A WELD IN THE TAIL WHEEL SPRING BRACKET HAD FAILED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 DEN87DTI02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87DTI02), Sep 21, 1987: Bakeng Deuce (N9659A), Gillette, WY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9659A (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19870804058209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870804058209I), Aug 4, 1987: Amtrbg BAKENGDUCE (N9659A), Sioux Falls, SD, Minor damage. Left main rear brace broke on landing allowing the gear to collapse and the aircraft ground looped.
- [Accident 19790729030829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790729030829A), Jul 29, 1979: Amtrbg BAKENGDUCE (N9659A), Oshkosh, WI, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control of airplane on landing roll. Acft ground-looped. Collapsed landing gear.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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