NTSB CAROL · Event
Event FTW82DA282
Registry · N555
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
BOEING A75N1
Year of manufacture
1941 · 41 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING R680E SERIES (300 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19730524
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A711FD
Registrant of record
RANSPOT MICHAEL
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING A WHEEL LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER TO THE RIGHT AND ALL EFFORTS TO STRAIGHTEN IT WITH RUDDER FAILED. AS THE PLANE WENT OFF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT WING DROPPED, STRIKING THE RUNWAY, AND THE LOWER LEFT WING SPAR BROKE. THE PILOT STATED THIS WAS A RESULT OF THE LEFT MAIN TIRE GOING FLAT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1982_FTW82DA282.txt.
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