# Accident 19900630022969A: Boeing A75L3, Groton - New Lo, CT, June 30, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1990, 14:44 local time
- Place: Groton - New Lo, CT
- Airport: Groton-New London
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3301° N, 72.0451° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GROTON-NEW LONDON (GON), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3301&lon=-72.0451&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1205V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1205V-2018-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75L3 (registry code 1380102, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75l3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75L3
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900630022969A

## Narrative

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

DEVELOPED SINK RATE ON ROLL AFTER TAKEOFF. HAD ROLLED LEVEL PRIOR TO CRASHING ON TAXIWAY. WIND WAS HIGHLY VARIABLE.

## 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 NYC90LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA143), Jun 30, 1990: Boeing A75L3 (N1205V), Groton, CT, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: AN IMPACT WITH THE GROUND FOLLOWING AN IMPROPERLY EXECUTED ROLL WITH INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE FOR RECOVERY. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE IMPROPER USE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS BY THE PILOT.

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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