# Accident 19960511010209A: Boeing E75, Taos, NM, May 11, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1996, 11:40 local time
- Place: Taos, NM
- Airport: Taos Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3810° N, 105.5701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3810&lon=-105.5701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4787V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4787V) (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 E75
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,850 total, 206 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960511010209A

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOPED OFF RUNWAY LANDING. DRAGGED WING AND SHEARED OFF LEFT MAIN GEAR. DUST DEVIL REPORTED IN AREA. (-23) DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, SHIFTY, GUSTY WINDS CAUSED PLANE TO GROUND LOOP. CONTROL INPUTS WERE INSUFFICIENT AFTER TAIL WHEEL CAME DOWN. WEATHER VANED TO THE RIGHT. AS IT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT, THE GROUND WAS DRY AND SANDY. LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. NO INJURIES. SUBSTANTIAL AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. OCCURRED RWY 4. UNICOM WINDS @ 310/3-11.

## 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 FTW96LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA211), May 11, 1996: Boeing E75 (N4787V), Taos, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control. A factor was the dust devil.

## Other reports on N4787V (1)

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

- [Accident 20090517013539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090517013539A), May 17, 2009: Boeing E75 (N4787V), Cottonwood, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot and passenger were conducting a part 91 VFR cross country flight from san diego, CA to albuquerque NM. The flight path included a fuel stop at…

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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