# Accident 20090705009429A: Boeing A75N1, Tacoma, WA, July 5, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2009, 21:37 local time
- Place: Tacoma, WA
- Airport: Tacoma Narrows
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2678° N, 122.5781° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2678&lon=-122.5781&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1431C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1431C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Reported engine: CONT W670*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA328) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090705009429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 5, 2009 N1431C, OWNED AND OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT GROUND LOOPED AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 17 AT THE TACOMA NARROWS AIRPORT, TACOMA WASHINGTON.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND HIS PILOT RATED PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECEIVED NO INJURIES.  WINDS WERE REPORTED VARIABLE AT 3 KTS AND 250 AT 6KTS.

## 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 WPR09CA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA328), Jul 5, 2009: Boeing A75N1 (N1431C), Gig Harbor, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind and failure to maintain directional control.

## Other reports on N1431C (2)

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

- [Accident 20171203023519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171203023519A), Dec 3, 2017: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (N1431C), Chino, CA, Substantial damage. On December 03/ 2017 N1431C was cleared for the option for landing on runway 26R cno (Chino) airport and went off the runway into a ground loop. There was no…
- [Incident 20091206022859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091206022859I), Dec 6, 2009: Boeing A75N1 (N1431C), Corona, CA, Minor damage. Pilotstated he touch down hard and bounce during landing. Made a go around and ground personnel noticed gear was hanging from airplane. He then madea short…

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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