NTSB WPR24LA250 — 2024-07-18 · Hollister, California, United States

Current FAA registration · N54173

Make / Model: BOEING B75N1
Year of manufacture: 1942 · 82 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR W670 SERIES (250 hp)
Seats / Engines: 2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19960822
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A6DF0C

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N54173 Boeing B75N1/N2S-3 None

Probable cause & findings

The pilot’s loss of directional control on landing, which resulted in a nose over.

Factual narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that he had not flown the airplane for a while and was practicing landings with a certificated flight instructor as a passenger. On the first landing in light and variable wind, the airplane veered sharply to the left. The pilot attempted to steer to the right, but the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

— Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Directional control-Not attained/maintained
— Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2024_WPR24LA250.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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