# Accident 19871016060119A: Boeing A75N1, Milton, DE, October 16, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1987, 13:00 local time
- Place: Milton, DE
- Airport: Eagle Crest
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7702° N, 75.3108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7702&lon=-75.3108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53488, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53488) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 542 total, 0 in this make and model, 192 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO88DHD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88DHD02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871016060119A

## Narrative

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

OWNER ALLOWED A PILOT FRIEND TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT FROM REAR COCKPIT. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER LANDING.HARD BRAKING FACTOR

## 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 BFO88DHD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88DHD02), Oct 16, 1987: Boeing A75N1 (N53488), Milton, DE, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER BRAKE APPLICATION DURING A 'WHEEL' LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT NOSING OVER. THE SLIGHT DOWNSLOPE OF THE AIRSTRIP, A QUARTERING TAILWIND, INADEQUATE SUPERVISION ON THE…

## Other reports on N53488 (1)

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

- [Accident 20151127020112A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151127020112A), Nov 27, 2015: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (N53488), Farmington, DE, Substantial damage. On November 27, 2015, a stearman, N53488, ^owned and operated by jeff Chorman,^ departed a private field for a short trip to Chorman field (D74), greenwood,…

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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