# Accident 19990911043939A: Stnson V77, Tacoma, WA, September 11, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1999, 12:01 local time
- Place: Tacoma, WA
- Airport: Tacoma Naarrows Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2896° N, 122.6191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2896&lon=-122.6191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69386, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N69386) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson VULTEE V-77 (registry code 8631802, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-vultee-v-77) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680E series (registry code 41545, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680e-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STNSON V77
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990911043939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) NORMAL APPROACH AND TOUCHDOWN TO RWY 35 AT TIW. WIND WAS 11 KTS DIRECT HEADWIND. AFTER TOUCHDOWN PILOT APPLIED BRAKES TOO HARD AND A/C FLIPPED 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 SEA99LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA163), Sep 11, 1999: Stinson V77 (N69386), Tacoma, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's inadvertent use of heavier than normal braking during the landing roll. A contributing factor was the gusty wind conditions.

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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