# NTSB ATL92LA127: Boeing A75N1, N55464, Dunn, NC, June 20, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 20, 1992, 19:40 local (23:40 UTC)
- Place: Dunn, NC
- Coordinates: 35.310272, -78.609375 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3103&lon=-78.6094&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 29, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 8619
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL92LA127
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/8619/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA127

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S INADEQUARE VISUAL LOOKOUT  TO SEE AND AVOID THE 8 FOOT HIGH POLE ADJACENT TO THE LANDING STRIP.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, go-around (vfr)
  - object - pole
  - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH THE PILOT ELECTED TO TERMINATE THE APPROACH AND GO-AROUND. DURING THE GO AROUND ATTEMPT, THE LOWER LEFT WING ASSEMBLY COLLIDED WITH A 4 INCH METAL POLE WHICH EXTENDED 8 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N55464](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55464), registered now, S/N 75-272 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1(PT17)](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (registry code 1380134) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 75-272
- Airframe hours: 6017
- Engines: CONTINENTAL W-670 220 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Jones, Lenward M.
- Registered owner: Jones, Lenward M.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Aerobatic
- Last inspection: Annual, May 1, 1992, 14 hours before
- Destination: 4W3, ANGIER, NC
- Airport: PVT, Godwin Field, runway 34, 1,800 × 100 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: rear; flight hours: 3,706 total, 102 in this make and model, 3,645 as pilot in command, 38 in the last 90 days, 13 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 60° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: FAY, 25 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19920620021249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920620021249A), Jun 20, 1992: Boeing A75N1, Dunn, NC, Substantial damage. Left wing collided with power pole on a go around at Private strip.

## Other investigations on N55464 (2)

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 ERA25LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA047), Nov 18, 2024: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (N55464), Huntington, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to utilize carburetor heat while operating the engine at low power and in conditions conducive to the formation of carburetor ice, which resulted in a total loss of engine power…
- [NTSB ERA11CA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA035), Oct 17, 2010: Boeing PT17 (N55464), Fayetteville, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.

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.

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