# Accident 20040731016059A: Boeing A75N1, Bay City, TX, July 31, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2004, 16:30 local time
- Place: Bay City, TX
- Airport: Bay City Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.9731° N, 95.8633° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9731&lon=-95.8633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75272, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75272) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (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 A75N1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total, 125 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04CA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04CA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040731016059A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 31, 2004, AT APPROX. 1630 LOCAL A B-75-A-75N1 STEARMAN S/N 75-011 REGISTERED AS N75272 WAS LANDING AT THE BAY CITY, TX AIRPORT (BYY) WHEN THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 31 WITH THE WINDS OUT OF 180 AND 07 KNOTS. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SHEARED OFF THE AIRCRAFT THEN CAME TO REST APPROX 110 FEET FROM THE CENTER LINE STANDING ON ITS NOSE AND LEFT WING TIP. THE PILOT CLIMBED FROM THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT LOWER WING SPAR AHD BROKEN JUST INBOARD OF THE WING STRUT AND THE PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 FTW04CA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04CA200), Jul 31, 2004: Boeing A75N1 (N75272), Bay City, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A contributing factor was the pilot's decision to land with a quartering tailwind.

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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