- Date
- June 20, 1979
- Place
- El Paso, TX · EL PASO, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N55971Boeing A75N-1
- Status
- Completed · report July 25, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790620011899A
- Case key
- 135941
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1705 79/6/20 EL PASO,TX BOEING A75N-1 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL PRIVATE, AGE 55, 655 TIME - 0845 N55971 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EL PASO INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EL PASO,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N55971
- Reported as
- Boeing A75N-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- El Paso Intl
N55971Registered now · Boeing A75N1(PT17)Airframe modelBoeing A75N1(PT17)Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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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 N55971 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB FTW82DA185Accident · No injuriesFinal reportFabens, TXFollowing a left turn on landing roll the pilot applied the brakes to correct for right drift. The braking action resulted in the aircraft nose over. Investigation revealed no mechanical malfunction or failure.NTSB FTW76FQD28Accident · No injuriesClosedFabens, TXNTSB DEN74FTE16Accident · No injuriesClosedSheridan Lke, CO