# NTSB FTW82DA341: Boeing E75, N450HS, Monahans, TX, August 11, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: August 11, 1982, 06:00 local (11:00 UTC)
- Place: Monahans, TX
- Coordinates: 31.540224, -102.839233 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5402&lon=-102.8392&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 11, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71744
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA341
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71744/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA341

## 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
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING AND GROUNDLOOPED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N450HS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N450HS), registered now, S/N 75-3876, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING E75
- Registry model: [Boeing E75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75) (registry code 1380120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright 975E&F-2&3](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-975e-f-2-3) (registry code 67015, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 75-3876
- Airframe hours: 2242
- Engines: P & W R-985-AN1 450 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Aircraft Obsolete
- Registered owner: Aircraft Obsolete
- Departed: EO1, MONAHANS, TX
- Destination: EO1, MONAHANS, TX
- Airport: EO1, Hurd Memorial, runway 12, 4,500 × 80 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 29; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 3,430 total, 75 in this make and model, 3,147 as pilot in command, 209 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 190° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Temperature: 199 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19820811040709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820811040709A), Aug 11, 1982: Boeing E75, Monahans, TX, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing. Lost control and ground looped.

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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