# Accident 19890602014419A: Boeing A75N1, Erwinna, PA, June 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1989, 16:00 local time
- Place: Erwinna, PA
- Airport: Vansant Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4910° N, 75.0807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4910&lon=-75.0807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60812, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60812) (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
- Reported engine: CONT W6706A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,010 total, 1,850 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890602014419A

## Narrative

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

WIND LIFTED A WING ON LANDING, LOST CONTROL, LEFT THE RUNWAY DOWN AN EMBANKMENT.

## 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 NYC89LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA145), Jun 2, 1989: Boeing Stearman A75N1 (N60812), Erwinna, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS CONTROL AND COLLISION WITH TREES DUE TO FAILURE OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO COMPENSATE FOR THE WIND AND LACK OF SUPERVISION BY THE CFI.

## Other reports on N60812 (2)

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

- [Accident 20020603037549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020603037549A), Jun 3, 2002: Boeing A75N1 (N60812), Toughenamon, PA, Substantial damage. (-23) Mr. Gilligan was landing his stearman, N60812, just before the start of the new Garden (N57) airshow. Pilot stated that he was told to land on the grass…
- [Incident 19930908037049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930908037049I), Sep 8, 1993: Boeing A75N1 (N60812), Langhorne, PA, Minor damage. Engine quit on long downwind. Forced landing in field. Nosed over on rollout. Suspect carburetor ice.

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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