# Incident 19880506020089I: Boeing A75N1, Palo Alto, CA, May 6, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1988, 14:39 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto Airport-Santa Clara Cou
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3965° N, 122.1431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palo Alto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3965&lon=-122.1431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5728N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5728N-2012-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 55 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880506020089I

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON A CROSSWIND LANDING ROLLOUT. GROUND LOOPED. DRAGGED A WING TIP. REMAINED ON RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N5728N (1)

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

- [Accident 19770429011549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770429011549A), Apr 29, 1977: Boeing B75N1 (N5728N), Port Angeles, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot was not aware tail had to be raised to fuel to capacity. Fuel gage error.

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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