- Date
- September 7, 1983, 18:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Galesburg, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N62438Boeing B75N1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830907048059A
- Case key
- 12339
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that when he was landing on rwy 20 with a x-wind, it switched to a rear quartering wind. At about that time, the acft went off the rwy & struck a rwy marker with its tailwheel. The acft then ground looped, damaging the lower left wing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N62438
- Reported as
- Boeing B75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 75-7567
- Engine
- P&W R-985, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William D. Rogers
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 30, 1983
- Departed
- VPZ · Valpariso, IN
- Airport
- GBG · Galesburg, runway 20, grass/turf
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 57
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 200 total · 200 in this make and model · 50 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GBG
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N62438 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.