# Accident 20160717011199A: Boeing A75, St. James, MO, July 17, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2016, 19:35 local time
- Place: St. James, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9972° N, 91.6142° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9972&lon=-91.6142&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4558N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4558N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75 (registry code 1380108, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75) (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 A75
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 950 total, 500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA384](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA384) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160717011199A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS FLYING AN OPEN COCKPIT BI PLANE (BOEING A75) WITH A PASSENGER AT ABOUT 1000 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. HE  LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE PERFORMING A WINGOVER TYPE OF MANUEVER. HE CRASHED THROUGH THE TREES, INPACTED THE GROUND AND CAME TO STOP AFTER TUMBLING OVER ONCE.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED.

## 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 GAA16CA384](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA384), Jul 17, 2016: Boeing A75 (N4558N), St. James, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control while performing an aerobatic maneuver resulting in an inadvertent spin and collision with trees and terrain.

## Other reports on N4558N (1)

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

- [Accident 20010608014379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010608014379A), Jun 8, 2001: Boeing A75 (N4558N), Marissa Townshi, IL, No damage. (-23) The airplane was being operated from a private grass runway. The runway is orientated north/south. There is a railroad bed about 100 yards from the end…

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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