# Accident 19910630024829A: Boeing E75N1, San Luis Obispo, CA, June 30, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1991, 09:38 local time
- Place: San Luis Obispo, CA
- Airport: San Luis Obispo County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2490° N, 120.6192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2490&lon=-120.6192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68809, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68809) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing E75 (registry code 1380120, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING E75N1
- Reported engine: LYC R680B4
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 397 total, 48 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA283) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910630024829A

## Narrative

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

WIND SHIFT TO TAILWIND LANDING. LOST CONTROL. GROUND LOOPED. NOSED OVER. TOWER FAILED ADVISE WIND SHIFT.

## 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 LAX91LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA283), Jun 30, 1991: Boeing E75 (N68809), San Luis Obispo, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THAT THE PILOT FAILED TO PROPERLY COMPENSATE OF THE EXISTING QUARTERING TAILWIND, IMPROPERLY USING THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AND BRAKES.

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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