Boeing B75 N52107

Summary

On 15 June 2018 at about 18:40 local time, a Boeing B75 registered N52107, operated by Warbird Heritage Foundation Inc, was involved in an accident near Waukegan, Illinois, 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

15 June 2018 at 18:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Waukegan, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Waukegan National (UGN)

Coordinates

42.4222, -87.8678

Aircraft

Boeing B75

Registration

N52107

Category

Airplane

Year built

1941

Engines

1

Operator

Warbird Heritage Foundation Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Waukegan → Waukegan

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA354

Nobody was injured.

The flight instructor’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and subsequent loss of directional control. 

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor reported that, during an instructional flight, the radio and intercom failed. The instructor returned to the airport and received a green light from the tower air traffic controller to land. During touchdown, the airplane "ballooned," touched down again, and then veered right and ground looped. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.