Boeing E75 N768WM

Summary

On 7 June 2024 at about 23:20 local time, a Boeing E75 registered N768WM, operated by Tailwinds Air Inc, was involved in an accident near Shuteston, Louisiana, 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

7 June 2024 at 23:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Shuteston, Louisiana, United States

Nearest airport

Ron (5LA9)

Coordinates

30.4400, -92.1200

Aircraft

Boeing E75

Registration

N768WM

Category

Airplane

Year built

1942

Engines

1

Operator

Tailwinds Air Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sunset → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN24LA213

Nobody was injured.

The pilot failure to maintain directional control while landing on a wet grass strip.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While performing a full stop landing to a wet grass strip in a tailwheel-equipped airplane, the pilot reported the airplane’s left wheel contacted soft soil. Directional control of the airplane was lost as it veered left and entered a water filled ditch on the left side of the runway resulting in the airplane nosing over and coming to rest inverted. The airplane’s vertical stabilizer and rudder sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that contributed to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.