Boeing E75 N55292
8 June 1990 · Watonga, Oklahoma, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 June 1990 at about 19:30 local time, a Boeing E75 registered N55292 was involved in an accident near Watonga, Oklahoma, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Watonga, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- Watonga (OK78)
- Coordinates
- 35.8397, -98.4093
- Aircraft
- Boeing E75
- Registration
- N55292
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Hayes
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW90LA117
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
PIC'S FAILURE TO USE ALL OF THE AVAILABLE RUNWAY. A FACTOR WAS THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE FIELD ELEVATION WAS 1,537 FEET AND THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS 3,700 FEET. THE RUNWAY WAS 4,220 FEET LONG BUT THE PILOT DEPARTED FROM AN INTERSECTION AND HAD ONLY 1,584 FEET OF RUNWAY AVAILABLE. A WITNESS SAID THE AIRPLANE LIFTED OFF IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE AND NEVER GOT ABOVE 30 FEET BEFORE IT STARTED BACK DOWN. THE PILOT SAID HE WAS TRYING TO LAND THE AIRPLANE BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THE AIRPLANE STOPPED BEFORE IT HIT A ROADWAY CURB, AND THEN A PICKUP-TRUCK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing E75 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 1990 | Boeing E75 | Petaluma, California, United States | Bott, Conrad | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1989 | Boeing E75 (PT-13D) | Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States | Cary J. Myers | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Jun 1991 | Boeing E75 | Aurora, Oregon, United States | John P. Pike | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1989 | Boeing E75 | Shelbyville, Indiana, United States | Strable, Eugene | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 1989 | Boeing E75 | Salisbury, North Carolina, United States | Terry S. Pendleton | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1991 | Boeing E75 | San Luis Obispo, California, United States | Stephen L. Tobin | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 1990 | Piper PA28-140 | Durant, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1990 | Piper PA-32-260 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Martinaire | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1990 | Piper PA-28-140 | Kansas, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1990 | Cessna 172M | Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, United States | Proflight | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1990 | Cessna C172N | Marietta, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 1990 | Beechcraft E 33 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Lefler, Roger W. | Fatal | 1 |