Boeing A75N1(PT17) N50142

Summary

On 13 April 2023 at about 10:45 local time, a Boeing A75N1(PT17) registered N50142, operated by Evansville P-47 Foundation Inc, was involved in an accident near Evansville, Indiana, 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.

Date

13 April 2023 at 10:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Evansville, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Evansville Rgnl (EVV)

Coordinates

38.0437, -87.5342

Aircraft

Boeing A75N1(PT17)

Registration

N50142

Category

Airplane

Year built

1940

Engines

1

Operator

Evansville P-47 Foundation Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Evansville → Evansville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN23LA156

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to engage the tailwheel lock before landing which resulted in the loss of control and ground loop.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that while performing a three-point landing on runway 18, during the roll out the airplane veered left, exited the runway to the left, and ground looped in the counter-clockwise direction. During the ground loop, the right wing struck the ground and the airplane came to rest upright on the main landing gear. The right aileron sustained substantial damage. After the accident sequence the pilot noted that the tailwheel lock was not fully in the locked position. The pilot was able to taxi the airplane to parking without further incident. The pilot 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.