# Accident 19920801028489A: Boeing E75, Three Forks, MT, August 1, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1992, 12:10 local time
- Place: Three Forks, MT
- Airport: Three Forks Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9101° N, 111.4295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9101&lon=-111.4295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5176N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5176N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing E75 (registry code 1380120, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680 (registry code 41540, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING E75
- Reported engine: LYC R680B4D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 221 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920801028489A

## Narrative

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

GUST CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO SWERVE ON LANDING ROLL. STUDENT TRIED TO COMPENSATE BY RUDDER AND BRAKES. NOSED OVER.

## 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 SEA92LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA171), Aug 1, 1992: Boeing B-75 (N5176N), Three Forks, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. FACTORS INCLUDE A CROSSWIND GUST.

## Other reports on N5176N (1)

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

- [Accident 20130714011209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130714011209A), Jul 14, 2013: Boeing E75 (N5176N), Bozeman, MT, Substantial damage. On July 14, 2013, at 0930 MDT, a Boeing E-75 (stearman), N5176N, struck the ground and entered an irrigation ditch just east of the Bozeman, Montana airport,…

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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