# Accident 19890709021049A: Stnson V77STINSON, El Paso, TX, July 9, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1989, 09:30 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: West Texas Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7587° N, 106.4869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Paso, TX, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7587&lon=-106.4869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65345, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65345) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson VULTEE V-77 (registry code 8631802, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-vultee-v-77) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680-4P-B4 (registry code 41542, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680-4p-b4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STNSON V77STINSON
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total, 100 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890709021049A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUST ON LANDING CONTRIBUTED TO LOSS OF CONTROL. EXITED RUNWAY. NOSED OVER IN SOFT SAND.

## 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 FTW89LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA130), Jul 9, 1989: Stinson V77 (N65345), El Paso, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING ROLL IN A HIGH CROSSWIND ENVIRONMENT.

## Other reports on N65345 (1)

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

- [Accident 19760501010179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760501010179A), May 1, 1976: Stnson V77 (N65345), El Paso, TX, Substantial damage. Hit dirt mound nr rwy. L brake line leaked at fitting.

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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