Crash location | 34.730000°N, 112.035277°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
Nearest city | Cottonwood, AZ
36.073059°N, 109.892337°W 152.2 miles away |
Tail number | N4787V |
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Accident date | 17 May 2009 |
Aircraft type | Boeing E75 |
Additional details: | None |
The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane stated that during the landing roll the airplane began to drift to the left. The pilot applied right rudder and right aileron, and the airplane then encountered a gust of wind from the right. The left wing then struck the runway surface and the airplane departed the runway to the right, coming to rest in soft soil. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the lower wing spar during the accident sequence. The pilot reported that the airplane and engine had no mechanical failures or malfunctions prior to the accident.
The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswinds during the landing roll.