Boeing A75N1 N7772J
18 August 1988 · Wellsville, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 August 1988 at about 23:00 local time, a Boeing A75N1 registered N7772J, operated by Robert Lewis, was involved in an accident near Wellsville, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wellsville, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wellsville (ELZ)
- Coordinates
- 40.0501, -76.9397
- Aircraft
- Boeing A75N1
- Registration
- N7772J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Robert Lewis
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Roulette → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- NYC88LA221
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
A PRIVATE PLT ON A LOCAL FLIGHT MADE A STOPOVER LANDING ON RUNWAY 28. THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING THE LANDING FLARE, HE WAS TEMPORARILY BLINDED BY THE SETTING SUN DIRECTLY IN THE FLIGHT PATH. AT TOUCHDOWN THE AIRPLANE WEATHERVANED INTO THE RIGHT CROSSWIND, THE PLT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE ACFT GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT. THE PLANE ROLLED INTO A DITCH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 1988 | Boeing A75N1 | Marlboro, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1988 | Boeing A75N1 | Sacramento, California, United States | Redmax Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1988 | Boeing A75N1 | Gallup, New Mexico, United States | Scarabino, Frank P. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1987 | Boeing A75N1 | Argusville, North Dakota, United States | Warren Walkinshaw | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 1987 | Boeing A75N1 | Rochester, Indiana, United States | Robert A. Cutshall | No injuries | - |
| 2 May 1987 | Boeing A75N1 | Mandan, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jun 1988 | Schweizer SGS-2-33 | Erwinna, Pennsylvania, United States | Country Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1988 | Piper PA-28-140 | Lehighton, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1988 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 | Saltsburg, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1988 | Piper PA-28-140 | Smoketown, Pennsylvania, United States | Michael L. Kuhn | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1988 | Champion 7ECA | Bally, Pennsylvania, United States | Elmer E. Kramer | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1988 | Cessna 152 | Hillsville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |