Boeing A75N1(PT17) accident near Fort Myers, Florida, March 28, 2025
On March 28, 2025 at about 3:00 pm local time, a 1942 Boeing A75N1(PT17), registered N65011, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (landing roll) near Fort Myers, Florida (Page Fld 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).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in the left wing impacting the runway.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 28, 2025 · about 3:00 pm local time · cases in 2025
- Place
- Fort Myers, Florida · Page Fld · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Boeing A75N1(PT17), built 1942 · all A75N1(PT17)s on the register
- Registration
- N65011 · registry record · serial 75-3324
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot of the vintage, tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that the wind was gusty and variable in direction for the flight in the airport traffic pattern. The pilot reported asking air traffic control to land on runway 13 and was told by the controller that winds were “all over the place.” The pilot then elected to continue to land on runway 5, the runway currently in use. After performing a normal 3-point landing, the airplane began to weathervane to the right and the right wing raised up, resulting in the left wing impacting the runway, substantially damaging it. The pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. A weather observation taken about 7 minutes prior to the accident reported the wind was from 100° at 16 knots, gusting to 23 knots. The crosswind component for runway 5 was calculated to be about 12 knots from the right, with the gust crosswind component reaching about 18 knots from the right. The crosswind component for runway 13 was calculated to be about 8 knots from the left, with the gust crosswind component reaching about 11 knots from the left.
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
- Abnormal runway contact during landing (landing roll) defining event
- Other weather encounter during landing
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
- Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena › Wind › Crosswind › Response/compensation
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot, flight engineer
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 25,000 hours in all; 2,000 in this make and model; 75 in the last 90 days; 30 in the last 30 days; 19,000 as pilot in command; 600 on instruments
- Last flight review: February 3, 2025
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: rear
- Injury: no injuries
Passenger
- Seat: frt
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,520 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, February 21, 2025; 17 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,950 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Jacobs R-755-B2M (piston); 1,260 hours total
- Operator: Ageless Aviation Dreams Foundation INC
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 05, 6,406 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 100° at 16 knots, gusting 23
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 79°F (26°C), dew point 55°F (13°C)
- Altimeter: 30.23 inHg
- Observation at 10:53 am from FMY
Weather report (METAR): METAR KFMY 281453Z 10016G23KT 10SM CLR 26/13 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP237 T02610128 50008=
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Photographs from the investigation 1 picture from the NTSB's docket, as the NTSB released them
The 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
3 documents, released by the NTSB on November 6, 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, 10 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Investigation Photographs | PDF, 2 pages · our copy | View Download |
| 3 | Mor - Weather Reports | PDF, 2 pages | View Download |
The same docket at the NTSB · documents without a copy here are fetched from the NTSB when you open them.
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N65011 on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Boeing A75 Stearman Kaydet 978 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Boeing 6,676 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Jacobs R-755-B2M 13 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Page Field · nearest airport
- Accidents and incidents in Florida 6,111 since 1982 · 989 in the last ten years
- Florida 21,712 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/ERA25LA192.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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