NTSB DEN87LA129 — 1987-05-02 · MANDAN, North Dakota, United States

Current FAA registration · N75546

Make / Model: BOEING B75N1
Year of manufacture: 1943 · 44 years old at event
Engine: P&W R-985 SERIES (450 hp)
Seats / Engines: 2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 20190813
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S AA2F9F

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N75546 Boeing A75N1 None

Factual narrative

THE PILOT AND HIS SON WERE FERRYING A RECENTLY PURCHASED BOEING STEARMAN TO THEIR HOME IN OHIO. DURING LANDING ROLL, AT AN EN ROUTE STOP, A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE TAIL SECTION AND THE ACFT GROUNDLOOPED. THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND THE ACFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_DEN87LA129.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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