# NTSB FTW84LA268: Boeing A75N1, N44WR, Friendswood, TX, June 9, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 9, 1984, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place: Friendswood, TX
- Coordinates: 29.509037, -95.189353 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5090&lon=-95.1894&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21364
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW84LA268
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21364/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA268

## 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
  - aircraft handling - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - aircraft parked/standing (contributing factor)
  - object - fence (contributing factor)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)

## Analysis

PLT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF ACFT DURING LANDING ROLL. ACFT TRAVELED OFF THE SIDE OF THE 24 FOOT WIDE RWY WHERE IT CONTACTED A PARKED ACFT, A FENCE AND A DITCH BEFORE STOPPING.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N44WR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 75-2229
- Airframe hours: 6136
- Engines: CONTINENTAL W-670-6A 220 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Rose Aviation Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, April 7, 1984, 34 hours before
- Departed: 7X50, FRIENDSWOOD, TX
- Airport: 7X50, Polly Ranch, runway 14, 2,400 × 24 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 29; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: rear; flight hours: 294 total, 13 in this make and model, 222 as pilot in command, 294 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 135° at 8 knots, gusting 12
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 90 °F

## 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 19840609025229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840609025229A), Jun 9, 1984: Boeing A75N1, Friendswood, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft during landing and ran off runway colliding with parked aircraft.

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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