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WPR25LA258

2025-08-19 · Vacaville, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport VCB

Current FAA registration · N14GC

Make / Model
BOEING B75N1
Year of manufacture
1941 · 84 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING R680 (215 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19881101
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A0A0F0

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a quartering tailwind.

Factual narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that he performed a wheel landing, and that during the landing roll, as the tailwheel contacted the ground, he felt the left wing start to get low. The pilot attempted to correct with aileron input; however, the lower left wing struck the runway. The pilot applied full power to abort the landing; however, airplane veered to the right and exited the right side of the runway. The left main landing gear struck rough terrain and the airplane subsequently nosed over and came to rest inverted, which resulted in substantial damage to the left lower wing and rudder. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the pilot was landing the airplane on runway 02 with wind from 180° at 7 knots. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

  • — Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot
  • — Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Directional control-Not attained/maintained
  • — Environmental issues-Conditions/weather/phenomena-Wind-Crosswind-Effect on operation

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2025_WPR25LA258.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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