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| Date: | Saturday 11 May 1996 |
| Time: | 11:40 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing-Stearman E75 |
| Owner/operator: | Golden Wings Advertising, Inc. |
| Registration: | N4787V |
| MSN: | 75-5814 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1941 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3300 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-985 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Taos, NM -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | (KSKX) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Unicom reported, and a flag at the north end of the airport indicated, that the wind was light and variable from the northwest. As the pilot turned on final approach to runway 4, the wind caused the airplane to drift slightly right of the runway centerline. The pilot corrected and made a wheel landing. As speed dissipated below 50 mph and the tail wheel settled to the ground, the airplane shuddered slightly, then veered to the right. Full right aileron, left rudder, and left brake were applied but to no avail. The left wing contacted the ground and the airplane went off the right side of the runway into soft dirt, shearing off the left main landing gear. The pilot said another pilot reported seeing a dust devil on the south side of the airport just before the accident occurred.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control. A factor was the dust devil.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW96LA211
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| 17 May 2009 | N4787V | Private | 0 | Cottonwood, AZ | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 17:41 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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