NTSB DEN85LA121 — 1985-04-27 · AURORA, Colorado, United States

Current FAA registration · N555JW

Make / Model: BOEING E75
Seats / Engines: 2 seats · 1 engine
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A712DB

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N555JW Boeing PT 17 None

Factual narrative

THE ACFT GROUND LOOPED WHILE LANDING AT FRONT RANGE APRT, AURORA, CO. THE PLT WAS RECEIVING INSTRUCTION FROM A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR FOR INSURANCE PURPOSES. WITNESSES SAW THE ACFT LAND IN A NORMAL MANNER THEN IT BEGAN TO SWERVE BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THE RWY WHICH TERMINATED WITH THE RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSING. THE PLTS HAD NO EXPLANATION FOR THE CAUSE OF THE GROUND LOOP. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_DEN85LA121.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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