# Accident 20180516005469A: Boeing A75N1(PT17), Eden Prairie, MN, May 16, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2018, 10:01 local time
- Place: Eden Prairie, MN
- Airport: Flying Cloud Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8272° N, 93.4611° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8272&lon=-93.4611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63794, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63794) (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(PT17)
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR W670 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,060 total, 1 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA286) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180516005469A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING ENTIRE FLIGHT. FIRST LANDING RESULTED IN A GROUP LOOP AND CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

## 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 GAA18CA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA286), May 16, 2018: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (N63794), Eden Prairie, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in crosswind conditions.

## Other reports on N63794 (1)

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

- [Incident 19950813044449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950813044449I), Aug 13, 1995: Boeing A75N1 (N63794), Ramsey, MN, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft landing runway 8, favoring right side of runway due to right crosswind. After aircraft touched down aircraft caught by crosswind and spun…

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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