Boeing E75 N64955
7 April 1992 · Leland, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 April 1992 at about 17:30 local time, a Boeing E75 registered N64955, operated by Harolds Flying Service, Inc, was involved in an accident near Leland, Illinois, United States. One person was 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 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Leland, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Leland (8IS7)
- Coordinates
- 41.6110, -88.7893
- Aircraft
- Boeing E75
- Registration
- N64955
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Harolds Flying Service, Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI92DEE01
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S EXCESSIVE APPLICATION OF BRAKES. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS MODEL AIRCRAFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE FLIGHT PURPOSE WAS TO BUILD TIME IN MODEL: THE PILOT HAD 6 HOURS, ALL RECENT. THE PILOT LANDED WITH A RIGHT CROSSWIND. AS SPEED DECREASED ON ROLLOUT, THE AIRPLANE WEATHERVANED RIGHT. THE PILOT USED LEFT BRAKE TO AUGMENT YAW CONTROL, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing E75 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun 1991 | Boeing E75 | Aurora, Oregon, United States | John P. Pike | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1993 | Boeing E75 | Zanesville, Ohio, United States | Thomas T. Ungurean | No injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1993 | Boeing E75 | Deland, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1991 | Boeing E75 | San Luis Obispo, California, United States | Stephen L. Tobin | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1990 | Boeing E75 | Watonga, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1990 | Boeing E75 | Petaluma, California, United States | Bott, Conrad | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 1992 | Cessna 177 | Manlius, Illinois, United States | Grand Lake Air Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 20 Sep 1992 | Cessna 152 | Ottawa, Illinois, United States | Legends, R.e. & J.k. Brown | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Sep 1992 | Beechcraft B55 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | J. F. Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 1992 | Cessna 150L | Elwood, Illinois, United States | Thomas F and Robert H Bentley | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Mar 1992 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1992 | Douglas DC-8-61 | Morton Grove, Illinois, United States | Airborne Express Inc. | No injuries | - |