Boeing B75N1 N81235
19 May 2011 · Torrance, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 May 2011 at about 22:30 local time, a Boeing B75N1 registered N81235 was involved in an accident near Torrance, California, 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 22:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Torrance, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Zamperini Field Airport (KTOA)
- Coordinates
- 33.8019, -118.3369
- Aircraft
- Boeing B75N1
- Registration
- N81235
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Torrance → Torrance
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR11CA251
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was entering the traffic pattern with the intent to land, when the wind direction shifted and the air traffic controller requested the pilot land on the opposite runway. According to the pilot, when the airplane was on final approach at approximately 20 feet above ground level, it experienced windshear and landed hard on the runway. Subsequently the airplane turned sharply left causing the right lower wing to contact the runway, damaging the main spar. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal flight.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing B75N1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jul 2011 | Boeing B75N1 | Wetmore, Colorado, United States | Quetzal Limited Partnership | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Aug 2012 | Boeing B75N1 | Mesa, Arizona, United States | American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 2012 | Boeing B75N1 | Fredricksburg, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 2010 | Boeing B75N1 | Arlington, Virginia, United States | Truschel Michael A | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 2013 | Boeing B75N1 | Mesa, Arizona, United States | Arizona Wing Commemorative Air Force | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 2013 | Boeing B75N1 | Tampa, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Nov 2011 | Cessna 172K | Napa, California, United States | Stratus Aviation, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 2011 | Hiller UH-12E | Colusa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 2011 | Cessna 172P | Palo Alto, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 2011 | Cessna A150M | Grass Valley, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2011 | Grumman G-164A | Buttonwillow, California, United States | Vince Dusters, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 2011 | Cessna 140A | Newark, California, United States | Morris Kenneth E | No injuries | - |