- Date
- October 11, 1987, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Fort Stockton, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N54279Boeing A75N1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871011059369A
- Case key
- 22465
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that during the flare for a full stall landing in the tail wheel equipped aircraft, a whirlwind was encountered. He said he applied full power & full left aileron & rudder, but could not recover. Subsequently, the aircraft struck an embankment on the right side of the rwy. The pilot said he 'cut' the power before impact, but after impact, the aircraft nosed over & was damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N54279
- Reported as
- Boeing A75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 75-2864
- Airframe hours
- 265
- Engine
- Continental W-670-6N, 220 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Edward F. Havins
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 6, 1987 · 3 hours before
- Departed
- ABI · Abilene, TX
- Destination
- FST
- Airport
- FST · Ft Stockton-Pecos County, runway 12, 7,500 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 2,217 total · 17 in this make and model · 2,037 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 22 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point -0 °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.