HORSESHOE BEND, AR, USA
N4561N
BOEING A-75
THE LANDING WAS UNDERTAKEN IN A KNOWN CROSSWIND CONDITION. BASED UPON THE WINDS REPORTED BY THE PILOT, AN 80 DEGREE CROSSWIND AT 9 TO 14 KNOTS WAS ENCOUNTERED. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN IN A 3 POINT ATTITUDE, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AND NOSED OVER.
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRLANE. A FACTOR WAS THE CROSSWIND.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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