Boeing A75N1(PT17) accident near Williamsburg, Virginia, October 21, 2024
On October 21, 2024 at about 6:08 pm local time, a 1943 Boeing A75N1(PT17), registered N300E, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (landing roll) near Williamsburg, Virginia (Williamsburg/Jamestown airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control on landing.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 21, 2024 · about 6:08 pm local time
- Place
- Williamsburg, Virginia · Williamsburg/Jamestown · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Boeing A75N1(PT17), built 1943 · all A75N1(PT17)s on the register
- Registration
- N300E · registry record · serial 75-4643
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot stated that he made a normal landing in the tailwheel-equipped vintage bi-plane and planned to make a left, mid-field turn onto the taxiway. The wind was calm. When he applied the brakes to slow down, the airplane began to pull to the right and veer off the runway. The pilot applied full left rudder to compensate, but the airplane continued to veer right. As the airplane was about to depart the runway surface into the grass, the pilot increased brake pressure. When the right wheel contacted the grass, the brakes locked up and the tailwheel came off the ground. The airplane rolled forward onto its nose and flipped inverted resulting in substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer/rudder, and the right wing “N” strut. The pilot stated that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
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
- Nose over/nose down during landing (landing roll)
- Loss of control on ground during landing (landing roll) defining event
- Runway excursion during landing (landing roll)
The NTSB's findings
- Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Aircraft control › Pilot
- Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Directional control › Not attained/maintained
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: glider
- Flight time: 4,823 hours in all; 119 in this make and model; 74 in the last 90 days; 26 in the last 30 days; 1,945 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: August 5, 2024
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: rear
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Last inspection: annual inspection, April 16, 2024
- Maximum gross weight: 2,950 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming R-680-E3B (piston); 849 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 13/3, 3,204 ft by 60 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 77°F (25°C), dew point 52°F (11°C)
- Altimeter: 30.25 inHg
- Observation at 2:15 pm from KJGG
Weather report (METAR): METAR KJGG 211815Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 25/11 A3025
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 |
Photographs from the investigation 2 pictures from the NTSB's docket, as the NTSB released them
Photograph 1 – Front View of Airplane Inverted Next to the Runway
Photograph 2 – Picture of the Airplane Inverted Next to RunwayThe NTSB's photographs with the NTSB's captions, at screen size. Open a picture to see it full size or to report one that should not be shown.
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
2 documents, released by the NTSB on January 21, 2025. View them here, or download them; the NTSB redacts some personal details before release, and this site shows the NTSB's own titles rather than its file names.
| # | Document | What it is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot/operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 | PDF, 9 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Investigation Photographs | PDF, 3 pages · our copy | View Download |
The same docket at the NTSB · documents without a copy here are fetched from the NTSB when you open them.
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