# Accident 20230919014869A: Boeing B75, Erwinna, PA, September 19, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2023, 13:15 local time
- Place: Erwinna, PA
- Airport: Vansant Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4843° N, 75.0996° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4843&lon=-75.0996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing B75 (registry code 1380116, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b75) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680-4P-B4 (registry code 41542, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680-4p-b4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B75
- Reported engine: LYCOMING R680-4P-B4
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,403 total, 2,047 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA381) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230919014869A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN DEPARTED RUNWAY 25 WHICH IS AN UPSLOPING RUNWAY.  ON ROTATION, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A GUST OF WIND, LOCALLY REPORTED AT 31012G16KT, THAT PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT TO LEFT OF THE RUNWAY.  I AIRMAN WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND SUBSEQUENTLY COLLIDED WITH TREES 110 FEET LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE.

## 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 ERA23LA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA381), Sep 19, 2023: Boeing B75 (N46Y), Erwinna, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while taking off in a crosswind.

## Other reports on N46Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19780917026889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780917026889A), Sep 17, 1978: Boeing B75 (N46Y), Pottstown, PA, Substantial damage

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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