Boeing Stearman A75 N801RB

Summary

On 29 June 1999 at about 17:45 local time, a Boeing Stearman A75 registered N801RB was involved in an accident near Carpenter, Wyoming, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

29 June 1999 at 17:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Carpenter, Wyoming, United States

Coordinates

41.0296, -104.3399

Aircraft

Boeing Stearman A75

Registration

N801RB

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cheyenne → McCook

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN99FA109

1 person died.

Pilot incapacitation for unknown reasons.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

While on a cross-country positioning flight, a flight of four aircraft was in cruise flight when the number four airplane entered a descending right hand turn and flew into the ground in an open field. The pilot received fatal injuries. Other pilots in the flight had been in communication with the accident pilot via radio within 2 minutes prior to the event. Investigation found no evidence of aircraft failures or malfunctions and a review of the pilot's medical history and autopsy findings provided no evidence of medical significance except for the presence of coronary artery disease.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.