Boeing Stearman A75N1 N450MF
7 June 1997 · Lemoore, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 June 1997 at about 15:10 local time, a Boeing Stearman A75N1 registered N450MF, operated by Ronald A. Caraway, was involved in an accident near Lemoore, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lemoore, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Nas Lemoore/Reeves (NLC)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing Stearman A75N1
- Registration
- N450MF
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Ronald A. Caraway
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hanford → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX97LA201
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing, which resulted in a ground swerve and subsequent overload failure of the main landing gear. Related factors were a left crosswind and partial loss of the right wheel brake.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that he was unable to control a sudden swerve to the left during the landing rollout, so he added full power to go around. The power application torqued the airplane into a fully developed ground loop from which it came to rest after approximately 135 degrees of turn. During the turn, both main gear collapsed, allowing the propeller to contact the runway surface. The pilot also stated that the right brake faded during the landing rollout, and he felt that this contributed to his inability to control the initial swerve.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing Stearman A75N1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 1998 | Boeing Stearman A75N1 | Big Bear, California, United States | Twin-D Enterprises Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1998 | Boeing Stearman A75N1 | Riverbank, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1999 | Boeing Stearman A75N1 | Mesa, Arizona, United States | Russell L. Allen | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 2001 | Boeing Stearman A75N1 | Shelton, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1993 | Boeing Stearman A75N1 | Delevan, Wisconsin, United States | JAY Brost | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 2002 | Boeing Stearman A75N1 | Bardstown, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug 1997 | Airbus A300 B4-203 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Pan American World Airways, In | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1997 | Bell UH-1H | Tahoe City, California, United States | Usda / Forest Service | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1997 | Cessna 152 | Julian, California, United States | Plus One Flyers, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Oct 1997 | Schweizer 2-32 | Warner Springs, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Oct 1997 | Bellanca 7ECA | Tracy, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Oct 1997 | Extra Flugzeugbau EA-300 | Castaic, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |