# NTSB CEN25LA004: Boeing E75, N1612M, Sanger, TX, October 4, 2024

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: October 4, 2024, 13:44 local (18:44 UTC)
- Place: Sanger, TX
- Coordinates: 33.370991, -97.243592
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3710&lon=-97.2436&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA - North Texas FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 195264
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN25LA004
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/195264/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=195264
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA004

## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Boeing E75, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=1380120), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)
- [Aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01060000): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Boeing E75, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01060000/cases.md?model=1380120), [All aircraft, 63 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01060000/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Initial climb: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Boeing E75, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=1380120), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot stated that after takeoff from a 2,900 ft grass runway, about 150 ft above ground level and 80 mph, the airplane quit climbing and started a slow descent. The pilot slowed the airplane to about 75 mph and the airplane descended more rapidly. As the airplane neared the ground, the pilot pulled back the control stick so the main landing gear would absorb the impact. The airplane bounced, continued airborne for about 200 ft and impacted trees which resulted in substantial damage to the wings. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operations.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1612M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1612M), registered now, S/N 75-8593, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING E75
- Registry model: [Boeing E75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75) (registry code 1380120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 75-8593
- Year built: 1943
- Airframe hours: 6900
- Engines: Continental W670-6N 220 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Kutilek Emil J
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, June 17, 2024
- Destination: F23, Ranger, TX
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: T38, Bar V K, runway 18, 2,900 × 100 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 57; injuries: serious; flight instructor, commercial, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; last flight review September 11, 2022; seat: rear; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 25,000 total, 10 in this make and model, 25,000 as pilot in command, 155 in the last 90 days, 45 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 60° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 91 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter: 30.10 inHg
- Observed at: KDTO, 10 nm away
- METAR: KDTO 041853Z 06007KT 10SM CLR 33/14 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP182 T03280139

## 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 20241004022079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241004022079A), Oct 4, 2024: Boeing E75, Sanger, TX, Substantial damage. On October 4, 2024, at approximately 1300 central daylight time, a Boeing E75, [privacy data omitted], was taking off from Bar V K Airport(T38) headed to…

## Docket (3 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 10, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=195264. 43.2 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 1.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17838703&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=FORM6120_1_Form_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Investigation photographs (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 1.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17980884&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=CEN25LA004%20Accident%20Photographs-Rel.pdf
- Video file (item 3, MP4, 40.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17980954&FileExtension=mp4&FileName=Sanger%20TX%20N1612M-Rel.mp4

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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