Boeing A-75 N4561N
30 May 1991 · Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 May 1991 at about 19:45 local time, a Boeing A-75 registered N4561N, operated by Dennis Dunlop, was involved in an accident near Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas, 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 19:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Horseshoe Bend (6M2)
- Coordinates
- 36.2207, -91.7391
- Aircraft
- Boeing A-75
- Registration
- N4561N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Dennis Dunlop
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Blytheville → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW91LA087
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRLANE. A FACTOR WAS THE CROSSWIND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE LANDING WAS UNDERTAKEN IN A KNOWN CROSSWIND CONDITION. BASED UPON THE WINDS REPORTED BY THE PILOT, AN 80 DEGREE CROSSWIND AT 9 TO 14 KNOTS WAS ENCOUNTERED. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN IN A 3 POINT ATTITUDE, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AND NOSED OVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing A-75 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May 1991 | Boeing A-75 | Seattle, Washington, United States | Thomas H. O'leary | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1992 | Boeing A-75 | Ottawa, Illinois, United States | Manley, John A. III | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1989 | Boeing A-75 | Daytona Beach, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Oct 1987 | Boeing A-75 | Creve Coeur, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1999 | Boeing A-75-N1 (STEARMAN) | Tooele, Utah, United States | Thomas C. Lambrick | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1983 | Boeing A-75 | Iowa, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul 1991 | Cessna 150 | Searcy, Arkansas, United States | Search Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1991 | Piper PA-28 | Berryville, Arkansas, United States | Snider, Richard D. | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1991 | Hughes 269A-1 | No. Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | North Little Rock Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 1991 | Cessna 140 | Ward, Arkansas, United States | Martin D. Odum | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1991 | Cessna 172K | Fisher, Arkansas, United States | Herbert D. Ziegenhorn | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1991 | Cessna 150G | Benton, Arkansas, United States | John Wells | Serious injuries | - |