# Accident 20190426011459A: Boeing A75N1(PT17), Gila Bend, AZ, April 26, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 2019, 10:00 local time
- Place: Gila Bend, AZ
- Airport: Gila Bend Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9603° N, 112.6736° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9603&lon=-112.6736&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67823, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N67823) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing B75N1 (registry code 1380144, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b75n1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680 (registry code 41540, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1(PT17)
- Reported engine: LYCOMING R680
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 9,020 total, 80 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA253) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190426011459A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED AT GILA BEND MUNI AT APPROX. 1000 AND ON LANDING ROLL OUT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT AND LET THE RIGHT MAIN GO OFF THE RUNWAY WHICH PULLED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE PAVEMENT INTO THE SAND AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO A SHALLOW SAND DITCH AND THE LEFT LOWER WING HIT A SAND BERM CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LOWER LEFT 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 GAA19CA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA253), Apr 26, 2019: Stearman A75N1(PT17) (N67823), Gila Bend, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a ditch.

## Other reports on N67823 (1)

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

- [Incident 20150312003619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150312003619I), Mar 12, 2015: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (N67823), Palm Springs, CA, Minor damage. During take-off roll, pilot reported that a strong gust of wind from the right hit aircraft causing the aircraft to veer to the right with the left wing tip…

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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