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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event ERA25LA241

2025-06-26 Burlington, Vermont, United States Airport · BTV None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N17N

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

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

Registrant of record

BETA FLEET LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

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

Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or 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 ↗.