Boeing B75N1 N27WE

Summary

On 1 September 2018 at about 16:00 local time, a Boeing B75N1 registered N27WE, operated by Hangar 39 LLC, was involved in an accident near Culpeper, Virginia, 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

1 September 2018 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Culpeper, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Culpeper Rgnl (CJR)

Coordinates

38.5256, -77.8597

Aircraft

Boeing B75N1

Registration

N27WE

Category

Airplane

Year built

1943

Engines

1

Operator

Hangar 39 LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Culpeper → Culpeper

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA550

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground-loop.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot in the rear seat of the tailwheel-equipped biplane reported that he and another pilot were practicing landings on the asphalt runway. During the landing roll, the airplane entered a left ground-loop, and the bottom right wing and aileron collided with the ground. The airplane sustained substantial to the bottom right wing and aileron. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.