# Accident 19890118000859A: Boeing A75N1, Huntington Beac, CA, January 18, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1989, 12:56 local time
- Place: Huntington Beac, CA
- Airport: Meadowlark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7105° N, 118.0408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7105&lon=-118.0408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58072, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58072-2016-10-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75 (registry code 1380108, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Reported engine: CONT W6706A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,483 total, 875 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890118000859A

## Narrative

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

EARLY LIFTOFF AND WINDSHIFT CAUSED WOBBLY CLIMB AND STALL INTO TREES OVER SEA WALL AT END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX89LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA090), Jan 18, 1989: Boeing A75 (N58072), Huntington Bch, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE EVALUATION OF THE WEATHER, AND THE SUDDEN WIND SHIFT THAT WAS ENCOUNTERED DURING TAKEOFF. THE TREES & WALL WERE RELATED FACTORS.

## Other reports on N58072 (2)

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

- [Accident 20060520010049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060520010049A), May 20, 2006: Boeing A75 (N58072), Jennings, LA, Substantial damage. (-23) Engine lost power during take off, aircraft and engine recovered by NTSB for teardown evaluation of causal factors.
- [Incident 20010416007679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010416007679I), Apr 16, 2001: Boeing A75 (N58072), Lafayette, LA, Minor damage. (-23)During landing roll out, airman lost control of aircraft, causing a ground loop to the right with minor damage to the left wing tip and aileron.

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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