# Accident 20000815009669A: Boeing E75, Mcminnville, OR, August 15, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2000, 12:30 local time
- Place: Mcminnville, OR
- Airport: Mcminnville Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1833° N, 123.1333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1833&lon=-123.1333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N450UR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N450UR) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000815009669A

## Narrative

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

(-23) BOEING E-75, N450UR, PILOTED BY DARREL F. RODY, DEPARTED PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRCPORT OF SALEM, OREGON. MR. RODY MADE A NORMAL FULL STOP LANDING AT SALEM AND DEPARTED FOR MCMINNVILLE, OREGON FOR A SERIES OF TAKE OFF AND LANDINGS.  ON THE SECOND LANDING AT MCMINNVILLE, WITNESSES OBSERVED A DUST DEVIL CROSS THE AIRPORT AND MAKE CONTACT WITH N450UR.  AFTER THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED THE "DUST DEVIL" WIND, HE APPLIED FULL RUDDER AND BRAKE IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL.  THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED.  WING TIP DAMAGE AND OUTBOARD REAR SPAR CRACKED NEAR THE TIP OF THE RIGHT WING.

## 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 SEA00LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA159), Aug 15, 2000: Boeing E75 (N450UR), Mcminnville, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The disconnection of the left tailwheel control cable spring resulting in the positioning of the tailwheel in a right turn condition.

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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