Boeing A75N1 accident near Garrettsville, Ohio, September 26, 2006
On September 26, 2006 at about 10:55 pm local time, a Boeing A75N1, registered N985BC, was substantially damaged in an accident near Garrettsville, Ohio (Private Airstrip airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. The bush and tree were factors to the accident.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 26, 2006 · about 10:55 pm local time
- Place
- Garrettsville, Ohio · Private Airstrip · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Boeing A75N1 · all A75N1s on the register
- Registration
- N985BC · registry record · serial 75-6711
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The tailwheel airplane swerved to the left during the initial takeoff roll, impacting a bush and tree before coming to rest. The pilot reported that he was departing from a private grass airstrip at the time of the accident. The pilot stated that during the takeoff roll the airplane "deviated to the left for unknown reasons." The pilot reported that "rudder inputs were unable to bring the aircraft back onto the grass runway before the left wingtip clipped a bush." The pilot stated that the airplane "continued further left, and the left wings struck a tree." The winds were reported to be calm at the time of the accident. The tailwheel assembly, brake system, and flight controls were examined and no pre-impact anomalies were found.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- LOSS OF CONTROL - ON GROUND/WATER during takeoff - roll/run
- ON GROUND/WATER COLLISION WITH OBJECT during takeoff - roll/run
Pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land, none, APLN, glider
- Flight time: 17,000 hours in all; 168 in this make and model; 220 in the last 90 days; 65 in the last 30 days; 16,000 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: May 1, 2006
- Medical certificate: class 1
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 7,270 hours
- Last inspection: type not recorded, May 1, 2006
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985-N (piston); 0 hours total
- Operating certificate: in the vicinity
The flight
- Departed from: PVT Garrettsville OH at 10:55 pm
- Destination: PVT
- Flight plan: none
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scattered at 25,000 ft
- Temperature: 59°C, dew point 46°C
- Altimeter: 29.98 inHg
- Observation at 10:51 pm from YNG, 20 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CHI06CA272.