# Accident 19941015034959A: Boeing E75, Fitchburg, MA, October 15, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1994, 11:55 local time
- Place: Fitchburg, MA
- Airport: Fitchburg Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5538° N, 71.7592° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FITCHBURG MUNI (FIT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5538&lon=-71.7592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4923N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4923N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing E75 (registry code 1380120, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING E75
- Reported engine: CONT W6706A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,495 total, 250 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941015034959A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING IN CROSSWIND. GROUND LOOPED AND NOSED UP. BLAMED SUDDEN WIND GUST. NOT VERIFIED.

## 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 NYC95LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA010), Oct 15, 1994: Boeing Stearman PT-17 (N4923N), Fitchburg, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for the crosswind condition during landing, which resulted in a ground loop and the subsequent wing tip collision with the runway.

## Other reports on N4923N (2)

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

- [Accident 20080808849399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080808849399A), Aug 8, 2008: Boeing E75 (N4923N), Sterling, MA, Substantial damage. (-23) The non PIC pilot manipulating the controls from the aft seat was landing the stearman in the grass adjacent to runway 34. The non PIC pilot admitted the…
- [Incident 19891111064059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891111064059I), Nov 11, 1989: Boeing E75 (N4923N), Miami, FL. Engine quit on climb. Forced landing in field. No annual inspection form in aircraft.

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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