Boeing Stearman A75N1 N450SS
8 June 2007 · Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 June 2007 at about 15:30 local time, a Boeing Stearman A75N1 registered N450SS was involved in an accident near Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States. 2 people were 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 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States
- Nearest airport
- Coeur d'Alene (KCOE)
- Coordinates
- 47.7711, -116.8183
- Aircraft
- Boeing Stearman A75N1
- Registration
- N450SS
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Spokane → Coeur d'Alene
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA07CA169
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. The crosswind condition was a contributing factor.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported listening to the automated weather observation system (AWOS) two or three times before landing on runway 5. The last time he checked, the AWOS reported winds from 140 degrees at 7 knots. The pilot flew a straight-in approach and had landed "tail low" when "the wind got under my right wing." The airplane touched down and started into a ground loop. The pilot attempted to control the aircraft with the rudder, but "didn't have enough rudder control to stop it." During the ground loop, the left wing impacted the ground, and the aircraft departed the runway surface. The airplane came to rest, upright, in the grass alongside the runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing Stearman A75N1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May 2007 | Boeing Stearman A75N1 | Charleston, South Carolina, United States | CCR Air Parts & Services | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Jul 2002 | Boeing Stearman A75N1 | Bardstown, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 2002 | Boeing Stearman A75N1 | Creswell, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 2002 | Boeing Stearman A75N1 | Toughkenamon, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 2001 | Boeing Stearman A75N1 | Shelton, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1999 | Boeing Stearman A75N1 | Mesa, Arizona, United States | Russell L. Allen | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Feb 2007 | Piper PA-12 | Lewiston, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 2007 | Swearingen SA-226T | McCall, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 2007 | Cessna U206-C | Cottonwood, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 2007 | Skykits SAVANNAH ADV | Lava Hot Spring, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 2007 | Cessna 182B | Leadore, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 2007 | Cessna TU206G | New Meadows, Idaho, United States | U.S. Forest Service | No injuries | - |