# NTSB investigations: Boeing E75: Loss of control - on ground/water

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CHI07CA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA297.md): Boeing Stearman E75 · Gordon, NE · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 12, 2007 · N68462 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the crosswind landing which resulted in the inadvertent ground loop.
- [NTSB LAX03LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA195.md): Boeing Stearman E75 · Casa Grande, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 12, 2003 · N6030V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions, and his failure to maintain aircraft control resulting in an inadvertent ground loop.
- [NTSB SEA00LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA195.md): Boeing E75 · Salem, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 30, 2000 · N8528N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control upon experiencing a loss of normal braking effectiveness. Factors included a partial failure of the brake system, a tailwind, and a parked aircraft.
- [NTSB SEA00LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA159.md): Boeing E75 · Mcminnville, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 15, 2000 · N450UR · Substantial damage
  > The disconnection of the left tailwheel control cable spring resulting in the positioning of the tailwheel in a right turn condition.
- [NTSB FTW96LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA211.md): Boeing E75 · Taos, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 11, 1996 · N4787V · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain directional control. A factor was the dust devil.
- [NTSB NYC95LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA010.md): Boeing Stearman PT-17 · Fitchburg, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 15, 1994 · N4923N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for the crosswind condition during landing, which resulted in a ground loop and the subsequent wing tip collision with the runway.
- [NTSB LAX92LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA195.md): Boeing PT-17 · Chino, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 3, 1992 · N1731B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll out.
- [NTSB LAX91LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA283.md): Boeing E75 · San Luis Obispo, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 30, 1991 · N68809 · Substantial damage
  > That the pilot failed to properly compensate of the existing quartering tailwind, improperly using the flight controls and brakes.
- [NTSB FTW88DRG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DRG08.md): Boeing Stearman E-75 · Fisher, TX · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Apr 3, 1988 · N75031 · Substantial damage
  > After touchdown, the pilot stated that he lost directional control and the right main gear ran off the right side of the runway. During attempted recovery, the airplane rolled off the left side of the runway, collided with a drainage ditch and nosed over to…
- [NTSB CHI85LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA224.md): Stearman E-75 · Lake Odessa, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 2, 1985 · N65688 · Substantial damage
  > Upon landing the aircraft veered to the right. Power & left rudder were applied, however, the aircraft continued to the right. Power was reduced but the aircraft continued to the right. The aircraft nosed over after coming in contact with a soft, plowed…
- [NTSB CHI83LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA302.md): Boeing B75 · Cincinnati, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 10, 1983 · N75849 · Substantial damage
  > The acft collided with a ditch during landing roll and nosed down. The weather was VMC with the wind from 020 degrees AT6 KTS. The plt landed on rwy 24. About 1500 ft from the threshold the acft veered off the rwy and hit the ditch. The pltattributed the loss…
- [NTSB FTW82DA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA341.md): Boeing E75 · Monahans, TX · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 11, 1982 · N450HS · Substantial damage
  > Pilot lost control of aircraft during landing and groundlooped.
- [NTSB CHI82DA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA225.md): Boeing E75 · Bloomington, IL · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 27, 1982 · N5180N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot stated that almost immediately after touchdown the aircraft began tracking to the left. During the attempt to arrest the swerve, the aircraft ground looped 180 degrees to the right. The tail struck two taxi lights as it rotated and the aircraft came…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1380120')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 260))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1380120&occurrence=260

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