North American TB-25N accident near Wichita Falls, Texas, September 19, 1988
On September 19, 1988, a North American TB-25N, registered N9079Z, was substantially damaged in an accident near Wichita Falls, Texas (Kickapoo Downtown airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 3 people were 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
- September 19, 1988 · cases in 1988
- Place
- Wichita Falls, Texas · Kickapoo Downtown · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- North American TB-25N · all TB-25Ns on the register
- Registration
- N9079Z · registry record · serial 44-30734
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING A PERIOD OF LIGHT RAIN AT DUSK, THE B-25 PLT LANDED ON A 4250 FT RWY. WHILE LANDING, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN LONG & FAST. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT WENT OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY & WAS DAMAGED.
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: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 23,000 hours in all; 1,100 in this make and model; 30 in the last 90 days; 18 in the last 30 days; 21,000 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 250 hours
- Last inspection: approved inspection programme, March 28, 1988; 70 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 34,000 lb
- Seats: 7
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Curtis Wright R-2000-35 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Bom Corporation
The flight
- Departed from: SAF Santa Fe NM at 10:00 pm
- Flight plan: VFR then IFR
- Runway 35, 4,250 ft by 45 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: dusk
- Wind: from 090° at 11 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility: 4 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 3,000 ft; scat at 1,300 ft
- Temperature: 73°F (23°C), dew point 73°F (23°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N9079Z the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N9079Z on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- North American TB-25 22 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- North American 1,297 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Curtis Wright R-2000-35 · as the NTSB recorded it
- Finney Field · nearest airport
- Santa FE Regional · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in Texas 6,244 since 1982 · 1,061 in the last ten years
- Texas 29,986 aircraft registered
- Other NTSB records under N9079Z 1 records · the number may have belonged to another aircraft at the time
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/FTW88DPA08.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.