# Accident 19940508016149A: Boeing B75N1, Sandwich, IL, May 8, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1994, 15:19 local time
- Place: Sandwich, IL
- Airport: Woodlake Landing Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6390° N, 88.6204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6390&lon=-88.6204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68135, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing B75N1 (registry code 1380144, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b75n1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B75N1
- Reported engine: CONT W6706N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,797 total, 208 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940508016149A

## Narrative

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

GUSTY CROSSWIND LANDING. DRAGGED A WING. BEGAN BELATED GO AROUND. DRIFTED. UNABLE CLEAR TREES. ABORTED INTO TREES.

## 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 CHI94LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA150), May 8, 1994: Boeing B75-N1 (N68135), Sandwich, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot in command's failure to maintain directional control during a crosswind landing and attempted go around.

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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