NTSB CAROL · Event
Event DEN85LA121
Registry · N555JW
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
BOEING E75
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A712DB
Registrant of record
WALTERS JAMES R
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
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.
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