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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event SEA91LA102

1991-05-11 SEATTLE, Washington, United States Airport · BFI Minor 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N53280

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

BOEING A75

Year of manufacture

1941 · 50 years old at event

Engine

CONT MOTOR W670 SERIES (250 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19810902

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A6BB64

Registrant of record

STIX ALBERT I IV

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL. THE FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PILOT'S REMEDIAL ACTION WAS INADEQUATE.

Factual narrative

AT THE END OF A PLEASURE FLT, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT TOUCH-DOWN WAS NORMAL. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO VEER TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT CORRECTED WITH LIGHT LEFT RUDDER AND AILERON CONTROL, HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT THEN APPLIED FULL RUDDER AND AILERON DEFLECTION CONTROL AND LIGHTLY TOUCHED THE BRAKE, HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED OFF THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AIRPLANE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1991_SEA91LA102.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.