Boeing A75N1(PT17) N9199R

Summary

On 8 December 2024 at about 21:30 local time, a Boeing A75N1(PT17) registered N9199R was involved in an accident near El Cajon, California, 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.

Date

8 December 2024 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

El Cajon, California, United States

Nearest airport

Gillespie Fld (SEE)

Coordinates

32.8262, -116.9724

Aircraft

Boeing A75N1(PT17)

Registration

N9199R

Category

Airplane

Year built

1941

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dawn

NTSB number

WPR25LA059

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s inability to maintain directional control during landing with a flat tire.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that during a formation takeoff, the airplane began to veer left, and he lifted off earlier than the lead airplane to maintain directional control. After an uneventful flight, during landing, the airplane began to track violently to the left, despite the pilot’s control inputs. The airplane exited the left side of the runway, and as it was almost stopped, veered to the right onto the runway surface, and came to rest upright. During the accident sequence, the lower left wing struck the ground, which resulted in substantial damage to the left aileron. Upon exiting the airplane, the pilot observed the left main tire was deflated and partially separated from the wheel assembly. Inspection of the runway environment revealed that there was a thick skid mark from where the airplane’s left tire touched down at the beginning of the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.