# Accident 20070912022659A: Boeing E75, Gordon, NE, September 12, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 2007, 16:30 local time
- Place: Gordon, NE
- Airport: Gordon Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8058° N, 102.1750° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8058&lon=-102.1750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68462, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68462) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 463 total, 296 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA297) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070912022659A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2007 THE PILOT OF A BOEING E75 STEARMAN N68462, LANDED AT THE GORDON NE AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 29. WITH A GUSTY CROSSWIND OF 10 KNOTS OFF HIS LEFT SIDE, HE LANDED AND PROCEEDED TO USE LEFT AND RIGHT RUDDER TO INCREASE HIS FORWARD VISIBILITY. HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT SPEED WAS STILL EXCESSIVE, AND HE APPLIED POWER TO ATTEMPT A GO AROUND. THIS EXACERBATED THE LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LOWER 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 CHI07CA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA297), Sep 12, 2007: Boeing Stearman E75 (N68462), Gordon, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the crosswind landing which resulted in the inadvertent ground loop.

## Other reports on N68462 (2)

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

- [Accident 19810814049859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810814049859A), Aug 14, 1981: Boeing E75 (N68462), Omak, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot claims engine quit after takeoff. Crash occurred during emergency landing. Possible fuel mismanagement.
- [Accident 19760316009699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760316009699A), Mar 16, 1976: Boeing E75 (N68462), Northway, AK, Substantial damage

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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