Probable cause
The pilot failure to maintain directional control while landing on a wet grass strip.
NTSB analysis
While performing a full stop landing to a wet grass strip in a tailwheel-equipped airplane, the pilot reported the airplane’s left wheel contacted soft soil. Directional control of the airplane was lost as it veered left and entered a water filled ditch on the left side of the runway resulting in the airplane nosing over and coming to rest inverted. The airplane’s vertical stabilizer and rudder sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that contributed to the accident.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN24LA213 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jun 7, 2024
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Shuteston, Louisiana
- Nearest airport
- Ron (5LA9)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Boeing E75
- N-number
- N768WM
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1942
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.