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FAA accident report · Boeing B75N1 · Vacaville, CA · August 19, 2025

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Date
August 19, 2025 · 14:10 local
Place
Vacaville, CA
Airport
Nut Tree
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N14GC
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR25LA258
Reported as
Boeing B75N1
Reported engine
Lycoming R680-17
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
252 total60 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days
N14GCRegistered now · Boeing B75N1S/N 75-6503 · Built 1941Airframe modelBoeing B75N1Engine modelLycoming R680Reciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

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 upon its contact with the ground, he felt the left wing begin to dip. He attempted a right aileron correction but was unable to make sufficient adjustment. The left wing made contact with the runway, prompting him to immediately apply full power and attempt a go-around by lifting the tail off the ground. However, he was unable to lift the tailwheel or left wing in time, resulting in the aircraft veering off the right side of the runway. The left gear assembly encountered rough terrain, abruptly slowing the aircraft and causing it to flip over and land upside down. A visual inspection of the aircraft revealed damage, including a broken lower left wing, a bent left main gear assembly, and a bent rudder. Signatures from the propeller and the pilot's statement confirmed that both the aircraft and engine were functioning properly at the time of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

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 UPON ITS CONTACT WITH THE GROUND, HE FELT THE LEFT WING BEGIN TO DIP. HE ATTEMPTED A RIGHT AILERON CORRECTION BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE SUFFICIENT ADJUSTMENT. THE LEFT WING MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY, PROMPTING HIM TO IMMEDIATELY APPLY FULL POWER AND ATTEMPT A GO-AROUND BY LIFTING THE TAIL OFF THE GROUND. HOWEVER, HE WAS UNABLE TO LIFT THE TAILWHEEL OR LEFT WING IN TIME, RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT VEERING OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT GEAR ASSEMBLY ENCOUNTERED ROUGH TERRAIN, ABRUPTLY SLOWING THE AIRCRAFT AND CAUSING IT TO FLIP OVER AND LAND UPSIDE DOWN. A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED DAMAGE, INCLUDING A BROKEN LOWER LEFT WING, A BENT LEFT MAIN GEAR ASSEMBLY, AND A BENT RUDDER. SIGNATURES FROM THE PROPELLER AND THE PILOT'S STATEMENT CONFIRMED THAT BOTH THE AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE WERE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR25LA258Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportVacaville, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a quartering tailwind.Aug 19, 2025 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N14GC · 1

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

Accident 20200122007619ALanding: Touchdown · Vacaville, CAAircraft left runway after touchdown and flipped upside down when main landing gear wheels stuck in the mud.Jan 22, 2020 · Substantial damage