# Accident 19900617022949A: Boeing A75N1, Chicago/Aurora, IL, June 17, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1990, 14:38 local time
- Place: Chicago/Aurora, IL
- Airport: Aurora Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7719° N, 88.4757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AURORA MUNI (ARR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7719&lon=-88.4757&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59448, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59448) (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: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,939 total, 446 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900617022949A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WEATHER COCKED INTO CROSSWING ON LANDING BEGAN GROUND LOOP AND NOSED OVER AS PILOT USED BRAKES TO RECOVER.

## 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 CHI90LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA156), Jun 17, 1990: Boeing A75N1 (N59448), Aurora, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS, AND HIS NOT MAINTAINING PROPER DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING.

## Other reports on N59448 (2)

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

- [Accident 19980324005539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980324005539A), Mar 24, 1998: Boeing A75N1 (N59448), Grand Junction, CO, Substantial damage. Wind gust lifted wing on landing roll. Dragged other wing during ground loop. (.4)while performing a touch-and-go landing on the first flight after the…
- [Incident 19960823030509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960823030509I), Aug 23, 1996: Boeing A75N1 (N59448), Aspen, CO, Minor damage. Narrative: wind became gusty after pilot departed Aspen for pleasure flight. He waited to land until the wind decreased with less crosswind component. After…

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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