NTSB SEA92LA168 — 1992-07-29 · BRIGHAM CITY, Utah, United States

Current FAA registration · N55625

Make / Model: BOEING A75N1(PT17)
Engine: CONT MOTOR W670 SERIES (250 hp)
Seats / Engines: 2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19670629
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A71871

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N55625 Boeing A75N1 Minor

Probable cause & findings

A PARTIAL POWER LOSS FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS AND THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S INABILITY TO EXECUTE CORRECTIVE ACTION DURING THE NOSEOVER. A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE BERM.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT, EXPERIENCING A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER AND DECAYING AIRSPEED, ABORTED THE TAKEOFF UNDER DAWN LIGHT CONDITIONS. HAVING PREVIOUSLY OBSERVED CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AT THE AIRPORT ASSOCIATED WITH A RUNWAY EXTENSION PROJECT THE PILOT CHOSE TO TOUCH DOWN ALONGSIDE THE EAST OUTBOARD EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING OBSCURED FORWARD VISIBILITY. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BERM AND NOSED OVER. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A PRE EXISTING SAFETY AREA FOR THE RUNWAY ALTHOUGH ONE WAS PLANNED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE RUNWAY EXTENSION PROJECT IN PROGRESS. THE CAUSE OF THE PARTIAL POWER LOSS WAS UNDETERMINED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1992_SEA92LA168.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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