Boeing E75 accident near Monahans, Texas, August 11, 1982
On August 11, 1982 at about 11:00 am local time, a Boeing E75, registered N450HS, was substantially damaged in an accident near Monahans, Texas (Hurd Memorial 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 NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 11, 1982 · about 11:00 am local time · cases in 1982
- Place
- Monahans, Texas · Hurd Memorial · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Boeing E75 · all E75s on the register
- Registration
- N450HS · registry record · serial 75-3876
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING AND GROUNDLOOPED.
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
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,430 hours in all; 75 in this make and model; 209 in the last 90 days; 3,147 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,242 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 1 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,717 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: P & W R-985-AN1 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Aircraft Obsolete
The flight
- Departed from: EO1 Monahans TX at 5:55 am
- Destination: EO1 Monahans TX
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 12, 4,500 ft by 80 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 190° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; clear
- Temperature: 199°F (93°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N450HS on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Boeing E75 Stearman Kaydet 343 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Boeing 6,678 aircraft on the register
- Engine: P & W R-985-AN1 31 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Accidents and incidents in Texas 6,244 since 1982 · 1,064 in the last ten years
- Texas 29,958 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/FTW82DA341.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.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text does not name anyone involved, its policy at this time. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.