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ERA23LA381

2023-09-19 · Erwinna, Pennsylvania, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 9N1

Current FAA registration · N46Y

Make / Model
BOEING B75
Year of manufacture
1941 · 82 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING R680-4P-B4 (225 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19610817
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A59968

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while taking off in a crosswind.

Factual narrative

The pilot was attempting to take off in a right crosswind and had the right aileron fully deflected during the takeoff roll. As the tail-wheel equipped airplane became airborne, a wind gust pushed the airplane to the left side of the runway toward a tree line. The pilot attempted to turn the airplane back into the wind, but the lower left wing contacted a tree limb. The airplane descended into trees resulting in substantial damage to the rudder and both lower wings. The pilot reported there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

  • — Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot
  • — Environmental issues-Conditions/weather/phenomena-Wind-Crosswind-Response/compensation

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2023_ERA23LA381.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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