NTSB FTW93LA070 — 1993-01-16 · SAN ANTONIO, Texas, United States

Current FAA registration · N56221

Make / Model: BOEING A75N1(PT17)
Year of manufacture: 1942 · 51 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING R680-13 (300 hp)
Seats / Engines: 2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19850807
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A73110

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N56221 Boeing A75N1 None

Probable cause & findings

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL

Factual narrative

On January 16, 1993, at 1448 central standard time, a Boeing A75N1, N56221, was substantially damaged during landing at Stinson Airport, San Antonio, Texas. The pilot was not injured. Weather for the 14 CFR part 91 flight was visual meteorological conditions. W. M. Parker of Seguin, Texas, was the registered owner and operator. During interviews with the pilot conducted by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector and in a written report, the pilot stated that he was practicing touch and go landings. He further reported that during the last landing he lost directional control and the airplane ground looped, damaging the right main landing gear and right wing. FOLLOWING A SERIES OF TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON THE LAST LANDING. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE AIRPLANE SWERVED AND GROUND LOOPED, DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1993_FTW93LA070.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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