# Accident 20130801013529A: Boeing A75, Appleton, WI, August 1, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2013, 10:45 local time
- Place: Appleton, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2581° N, 88.5189° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2581&lon=-88.5189&mi=10
- Aircraft: N234X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N234X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75 (registry code 1380108, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680E series (registry code 41545, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680e-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75
- Reported engine: LYCOMING R680E SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 19,500 total, 250 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13CA457](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA457) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130801013529A

## Narrative

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

AUGUST 1, 2013 N234X, A BOEING/STEARMAN A-75 OPERATED BY AMERICAN HERITAGE FLYING MUSEUM STRUCK ITS LEFT WING TIP ON LANDING ROLLOUT AT OUTAGAMIE AIRPORT (KATW) IN APPLETON WISCONSIN. SHORTLY AFTER THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 21 AND ON ROLL OUT THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT AILERON. THE AIRCRAFT NEVER LEFT THE RUN WAY AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WAS ON BOARD AT THE TIME AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 CEN13CA457](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA457), Aug 1, 2013: Stearman A75 (N234X), Appleton, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate compensation for the crosswind, which resulted in a loss of directional control.

## Other reports on N234X (3)

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

- [Accident 20240511005622A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240511005622A), May 11, 2024: Boeing A75 (N234X), Olathe, KS, Substantial damage. While taxing to runup area, the A75/G pilot inadvertently collided with a Piper PA-28-161, that was performing a stationary runup on the taxiway. The lower…
- [Incident 20110716024859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110716024859I), Jul 16, 2011: Boeing A75 (N234X), New Century, KS, Minor damage. Pilot conducting sightseeing flights for commemorative air force, heart of america wing, at their annual air expo. During rollout after landing on runway 18,…
- [Incident 19810531034879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810531034879I), May 31, 1981: Boeing PT13B (N234X), Olathe, KS, Minor damage. During practice landing aircraft ground looped and nosed over.

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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