# Accident 19900112001069A: Boeing A75N1, Fort Collins, CO, January 12, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1990, 11:50 local time
- Place: Fort Collins, CO
- Airport: Downtown Ft Collins Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5504° N, 105.0597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5504&lon=-105.0597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49733, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49733) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental R670-SERIES series (registry code 17016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-r670-series-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Reported engine: CONT W6706A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,440 total, 4 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900112001069A

## Narrative

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

NEW OWNER BEING CHECKED OUT IN TAIL DRAGGER. VEERED ON LANDING.CHECK PILOT ALSO ON CONTROLS RESULTED IN GROUND LOOP

## 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 DEN90LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA040), Jan 12, 1990: Boeing A75N1 (N49733), Ft Collins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND SWERVE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N49733 (1)

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

- [Incident 20081101850639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081101850639I), Nov 1, 2008: Boeing A75N1 (N49733), Kingman, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot and owner [privacy data omitted] informed me at the end of the roll out after landing a strong gust of wind hit the tail and spun the aircraft…

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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