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NYC88LA221

1988-08-18 · WELLSVILLE, Pennsylvania, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport ELZ

Current FAA registration · N7772J

Make / Model
BOEING A75N1(PT17)
Year of manufacture
1943 · 45 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR W670 SERIES (250 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19680408
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AA85AF

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

A PRIVATE PLT ON A LOCAL FLIGHT MADE A STOPOVER LANDING ON RUNWAY 28. THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING THE LANDING FLARE, HE WAS TEMPORARILY BLINDED BY THE SETTING SUN DIRECTLY IN THE FLIGHT PATH. AT TOUCHDOWN THE AIRPLANE WEATHERVANED INTO THE RIGHT CROSSWIND, THE PLT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE ACFT GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT. THE PLANE ROLLED INTO A DITCH. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_NYC88LA221.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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