# Accident 20241021022209A: Boeing A75N1(PT17), Denton, TX, October 21, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2024, 11:39 local time
- Place: Denton, TX
- Airport: Denton Enterprise
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2020° N, 97.1991° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2020&lon=-97.1991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62394, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62394-2026-02-06) (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 W670-6N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 8,971 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241021022209A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT EXPERIANCED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE JUST AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM RUNWAY 18L. THE ENGINE SHUT OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 SECOND AND BEGAN TO RUN AGAIN ROUGHLY. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED BACK TO THE AIRPORT LANDING ON RUNWAY 36R. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, AN APPROXIMATE 12 KNOT TAIL WIND WAS PRESENT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO EXPERIANCE A GROUND LOOP. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST FACING SOUTH. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AS BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT LOWER WING TIPS WERE BENT UP APPROXIMATELY 5 DEGREES DUE TO IMPACTING THE GROUND DURING THE GROUND LOOP. THE LEFT WHEEL WAS DAMAGED AS APPROXIMATELY 40 PERCENT OF THE OUTER HALF OF THE WHEEL WAS BROKE AND THE TIRE REMAINED ON THE WHEEL.

## 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 CEN25LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA025), Oct 21, 2024: Boeing A75N1 (N62394), Denton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power during the initial climb and the pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the forced landing with a tailwind.

## Other reports on N62394 (1)

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

- [Accident 19750417007569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750417007569A), Apr 17, 1975: Boeing A75N1 (N62394), Dougherty, TX, Substantial damage. Plt did not adequately ck area prior to spray opns

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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