# NTSB CEN26LA182: Boeing A75N1(PT17), N55732, Waco, TX, May 9, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: May 9, 2026, 14:38 local (19:38 UTC)
- Place: Waco, TX
- Coordinates: 31.637806, -97.074139
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6378&lon=-97.0741&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 9, 2026
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 202957
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN26LA182
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202957/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=202957
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA182

## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing with a crosswind.

## 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 A75N1(PT17), 33 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=1380134), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)
- [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Boeing A75N1(PT17), 27 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=1380134), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md)
- [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on equipment (probable cause); cases with it: [Boeing A75N1(PT17), 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=1380134), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

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

- [Landing-landing roll: Other weather encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400); cases with it: [Boeing A75N1(PT17), 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md?model=1380134), [All aircraft, 1,127 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Boeing A75N1(PT17), 32 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=1380134), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Boeing A75N1(PT17), 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=1380134), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that upon landing, the tailwheel airplane veered left. The pilot applied full power to take off again, but the left wing struck the ground, the airplane rolled to the right, and the right wing struck the ground. The pilot moved the engine throttle to idle, and the airplane spun around 180° and came to rest on the runway. The left and right wings were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the pilot was landing the airplane on runway 35R with the wind from 280° at 5 knots.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N55732](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55732), registered now, S/N 75-4969, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1(PT17)
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1(PT17)](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (registry code 1380134) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming R680-4P-B4](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680-4p-b4) (registry code 41542, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 75-4969
- Year built: 1943
- Airframe hours: 3037
- Engines: Jacobs R-755-B2M 275 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Ageless Aviation Dreams Foundation Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 1, 2026
- Departed: TME, Houston, TX
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: CNW, TSTC Waco Airport, runway 35R, 8,600 × 150 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: ADS-B

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 60; injuries: none; commercial, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; last flight review March 23, 2026; seat: rear; restraint: 5-point; flight hours: 8,955 total, 62 in this make and model, 7,077 as pilot in command, 48 in the last 90 days, 22 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 280° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 90 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Altimeter: 29.80 inHg
- Observed at: KCNW
- METAR: KCNW 091955Z 28005KT 10SM CLR 32/15 A2980

## Docket (3 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 9, 2026, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=202957. 4.3 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 10 pages, 3.8 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20455920&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Final%20NTSB%206120%20_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Investigation photographs (item 2, PDF, 4 pages, 364 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20455345&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=photos-Rel.pdf
- Memorandum for record - pilot (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 94 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20555199&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=MOR%20Pilot_Redacted-Rel.pdf

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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