# NTSB FTW79DQD12: Boeing A75N-1, N55971, El Paso, TX, June 20, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 20, 1979
- Place: El Paso, TX · EL PASO, TX
- Location: 31.7587° N, 106.4869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Paso, TX, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7587&lon=-106.4869&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135941
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DQD12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DQD12

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55971), registered now, S/N 75-4561 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N-1
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1(PT17)](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (registry code 1380134) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: El Paso Intl

## 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 19790620011899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790620011899A), Jun 20, 1979: Boeing A75N1, El Paso, TX, Substantial damage. Lost control of airplane on landing roll. Ground looped.

## Other investigations on N55971 (3)

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.

- [NTSB FTW82DA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA185), May 16, 1982: Boeing A75N1 (N55971), Fabens, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW76FQD28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FQD28), Jul 4, 1976: Boeing A75N1 (N55971), Fabens, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN74FTE16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE16), Aug 25, 1973: Boeing A75N1 (N55971), Sheridan Lke, CO, substantial damage

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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