# NTSB CHI87LA225: Boeing A75N1, N61V, Rochester, IN, September 28, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 28, 1987, 11:55 local (16:55 UTC)
- Place: Rochester, IN
- Coordinates: 41.059036, -86.189277 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0590&lon=-86.1893&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 11, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 13837
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI87LA225
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/13837/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA225

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper alignment - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - ground loop/swerve - uncontrolled, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED INTO A STRONG LEFT CROSSWIND, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, FOLLOWED BY A GROUND LOOP, AND NOSE OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N61V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61V), registered now, S/N 75-984, built 1941 (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: [Continental R670-SERIES series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-r670-series-series) (registry code 17016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 75984
- Airframe hours: 4400
- Engines: CONTINENTAL W670 220 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Robert A. Cutshall
- Registered owner: Robert A Cutshall
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, June 8, 1987, 27 hours before
- Departed: 03C, HUNTINGTON, IN
- Destination: RCR, ROCHESTER, IN
- Airport: RCR, Fulton County, runway 29, 3,200 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 52; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: rear; flight hours: 497 total, 220 in this make and model, 346 as pilot in command, 27 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 210° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: FWA, 46 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 19870928057239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870928057239A), Sep 28, 1987: Boeing A75N1, Rochester, IN, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on rollout. Ground looped then nosed over. Had a crosswind.

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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