NTSB CAROL · Event
Event CEN25LA004
Registry · N1612M
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
BOEING E75
Year of manufacture
1943 · 81 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR W670 SERIES (250 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20030518
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A0F80F
Registrant of record
JOHNSON JEFFREY
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control.
Factual narrative
The pilot stated that after takeoff from a 2,900 ft grass runway, about 150 ft above ground level and 80 mph, the airplane quit climbing and started a slow descent. The pilot slowed the airplane to about 75 mph and the airplane descended more rapidly. As the airplane neared the ground, the pilot pulled back the control stick so the main landing gear would absorb the impact. The airplane bounced, continued airborne for about 200 ft and impacted trees which resulted in substantial damage to the wings. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operations. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
NTSB Findings
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).
- — Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot
- — Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-(general)-(general)-Not attained/maintained
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2024_CEN25LA004.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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