# Accident 20200122007619A: Boeing B75N1, Vacaville, CA, January 22, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 2020, 15:10 local time
- Place: Vacaville, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3736° N, 121.9567° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3736&lon=-121.9567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14GC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14GC) (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 B75N1
- Reported engine: LYCOMING R680
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 214 total, 39 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20CA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200122007619A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LEFT RUNWAY AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN WHEN MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEELS STUCK IN THE MUD.

## 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 WPR20CA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA073), Jan 22, 2020: Stearman B75N1 (N14GC), Vacaville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and nose-over when the right wheel encountered mud.

## Other reports on N14GC (1)

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

- [Accident 20250819018029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250819018029A), Aug 19, 2025: Boeing B75N1 (N14GC), Vacaville, CA, Substantial damage. In a written statement, the pilot described performing a wheel landing on the main gear on runway 02. As the airspeed decreased, he lowered the tailwheel, and…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.