NTSB ERA25LA241 — 2025-06-26 · Burlington, Vermont, United States

Current FAA registration · N17N

Make / Model: BOEING A75N1(PT17)
Year of manufacture: 1943 · 82 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING R680 (215 hp)
Seats / Engines: 2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19871124
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A11800

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N17N Boeing A75N1(PT17) None

Probable cause & findings

The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane on landing.

Factual narrative

The pilot said he was attempting to make a 3-pt. landing in a tailwheel-equipped airplane, when he flared too low, and the airplane bounced. Upon touchdown from the bounce, the airplane entered an unrecoverable yaw moment due to insufficient rudder authority, and the airplane spun 270° off the runway. As the airplane exited the runway, the lower right wing struck the ground resulting in substantial damage. The pilot reported there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures 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
— Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Directional control-Not attained/maintained

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2025_ERA25LA241.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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