NTSB CAROL · Event
Event MIA97LA223
Registry · N450HP
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
BOEING/JONAS EDWIN A JR BOEING/JONAS 1B75A
Year of manufacture
1994 · 3 years old at event
Engine
P&W R-985 SERIES (450 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19950121
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A572D9
Registrant of record
FLIGHT WORKS LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing rollout resulting in an inadvertent ground loop, and on-ground collision between the left wing and the runway. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's total lack of experience in kind of aircraft.
Factual narrative
On July 30, 1997, about 1845 eastern daylight time, a Boeing A75, N450HP, registered to a private owner, operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, crashed on landing at the Marc Anton Airport, Dayton, Tennessee. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The private pilot and one passenger reported no injuries. The flight originated from Mark Anton Airport about 45 minutes before the accident. The pilot stated he made a wheel landing. When the tail wheel touched down, he lost directional control, ground looped the airplane, and the left wing collided with the runway. The pilot indicated on the NTSB Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report that he had a total of 12.1 hours in the Boeing A75 airplane. The pilot stated he made a wheel landing. When the tail wheel touched down, he lost directional, ground looped the airplane, and the left wing collided with the runway. Review of the pilot's logbook revealed he had a total of 12.1 hours experience in the Boeing A75 airplane. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1997_MIA97LA223.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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