Boeing E75 N4787V

Summary

On 17 May 2009 at about 19:40 local time, a Boeing E75 registered N4787V, operated by Fredric W. Krueger, was involved in an accident near Cottonwood, Arizona, 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

17 May 2009 at 19:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Cottonwood, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Cottonwood (P52)

Coordinates

34.7300, -112.0353

Aircraft

Boeing E75

Registration

N4787V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Fredric W. Krueger

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Blythe → Cottonwood

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR09CA265

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswinds during the landing roll.

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 stated that during the landing roll the airplane began to drift to the left. The pilot applied right rudder and right aileron, and the airplane then encountered a gust of wind from the right. The left wing then struck the runway surface and the airplane departed the runway to the right, coming to rest in soft soil. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the lower wing spar during the accident sequence. The pilot reported that the airplane and engine had no mechanical failures or malfunctions prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.