Boeing A75 N4968V
17 March 1991 · North Platte, Nebraska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 March 1991 at about 21:45 local time, a Boeing A75 registered N4968V, operated by Timothy M. Liewer, was involved in an accident near North Platte, Nebraska, 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 21:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- North Platte, Nebraska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lee Bird Field (LBE)
- Coordinates
- 41.1293, -100.7692
- Aircraft
- Boeing A75
- Registration
- N4968V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Timothy M. Liewer
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI91LA110
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS NOT MAINTAINED BY THE PILOT RESULTING IN A SWERVE AND GROUND LOOP. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN TYPE OF AIRCRAFT BY THE PILOT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT SAID THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A THREE POINT LANDING IN HIS OPEN COCKPIT BI PLANE AND LOST VISUAL REFERENCE ON THE ROLL OUT. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST AND THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED, THEN NOSED OVER. THE PILOT AND PAX WERE NOT INJUREDNAD THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Mar 1991 | Boeing A75 | Marana, Arizona, United States | Schwan Sales ENT. Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1990 | Boeing A75 | Burdett, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1992 | Boeing A75 | Cibolo, Texas, United States | Perdue, Harold F. | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Jan 1989 | Boeing A75 | Huntington Bch, California, United States | Zimmerman, William J. | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 May 1989 | Boeing A75 | East Bernard, Texas, United States | Donald D. Rose | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1989 | Boeing A75 | Sacramento, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 1991 | Aeronca 7EC | O'neill, Nebraska, United States | Roger A. Ralston | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1991 | Cessna 172N | Western, Nebraska, United States | Dalen R. Kniep | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Apr 1991 | Fagerberg LONGEZE | Wahoo, Nebraska, United States | John R. Fagerberg | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1991 | Grumman G-164-A | Edgar, Nebraska, United States | James W. Wehrman | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1991 | Cessna T188C | Grand Island, Nebraska, United States | Muckel's | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1991 | McDonnell Douglas 269A | Harvard, Nebraska, United States | Jims Agri Air | No injuries | - |