# Accident 20240607008309A: Boeing E75, Sunset, LA, June 7, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2024, 17:50 local time
- Place: Sunset, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4400° N, 92.1200° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4400&lon=-92.1200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N768WM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N768WM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing E75 (registry code 1380120, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75) (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 E75
- Reported engine: P&W R-985 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 650 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240607008309A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS LANDING ON A WET PRIVATE GRASS STRIP. ON ROLLOUT AIRCRAFT BEGAN SLIDING TO THE LEFT AND MAIN GEAR IMPACTED WATER AND MUD CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO FLIP INVERTED.

## 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 CEN24LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA213), Jun 7, 2024: Boeing E75 (N768WM), Shuteston, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failure to maintain directional control while landing on a wet grass strip.

## Other reports on N768WM (1)

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

- [Incident 19870718035429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870718035429I), Jul 18, 1987: Boeing E75 (N768WM), Hyannis, MA, Minor damage. During banner tow offshore, the engine backfired and quit. Aircraft was landed in the ocean. Additional salt 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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