# Accident 19890428010409A: Boeing A75N1, New Smyrna Beac, FL, April 28, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1989, 14:30 local time
- Place: New Smyrna Beac, FL
- Airport: New Smyrna Beach Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0557° N, 80.9489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEW SMYRNA BEACH MUNI (JACK BOLT FLD) (EVB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0557&lon=-80.9489&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57946, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57946) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,732 total, 361 in this make and model, 321 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890428010409A

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOPED LANDING IN A CROSSWIND. NO RUDDER STOPS ALLOWED RUDDER TO BLOCK ELEVATORS TO NEUTRAL POSITION.

## 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 MIA89LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA141), Apr 28, 1989: Boeing A75N1 (N57946), New Smyrna Bch., FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ADEQUATELY PREFLIGHT THE AIRPLANE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE THE BRAKES TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND POOR INSPECTION OF THE…

## Other reports on N57946 (1)

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

- [Accident 19890615015689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890615015689A), Jun 15, 1989: Boeing A75N1 (N57946), Daytona Beach, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck the banner of another banner tow aircraft. Made unsucessful collision avoidance. Crashed in ocean and sank.

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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