Boeing A75N1(PT17) N53488
27 November 2015 · Farmington, Delaware, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 November 2015 at about 21:30 local time, a Boeing A75N1(PT17) registered N53488, operated by Allen Chorman & Son, LLC, was involved in an accident near Farmington, Delaware, United States. 3 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 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Farmington, Delaware, United States
- Nearest airport
- Chorman (D74)
- Coordinates
- 38.8494, -75.6128
- Aircraft
- Boeing A75N1(PT17)
- Registration
- N53488
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1942
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Allen Chorman & Son, LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Milford → Farmington
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA16CA057
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
Both pilots' failure to maintain visual separation during landing at non-towered airport. Contributing to the accident was the Mooney pilot's lack of prompt evasive action once the biplane had been spotted on the same runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilots of the Mooney and the Boeing tail-wheel biplane, they arrived at the non-towered airport and entered the traffic patterns for opposing sides of the 3,588-foot-long by 37-foot-wide runway at approximately the same time. The Mooney entered the pattern on a left downwind for runway 34. The pilot stated he made radio calls over the Common Traffic Advisory Frequency at each leg of the traffic pattern. The pilot of the biplane entered the left 45-degree entry for downwind to runway 16 because winds appeared to favor that runway. The biplane was not equipped with a two-way radio. As the pilot of the Mooney touched down on runway 34, he saw the biplane on the opposite end. The Mooney pilot stopped his airplane on the runway about 300 feet from the biplane, and observed the biplane continue to taxi towards him. When it appeared that the biplane was not going to stop, he applied power and took take evasive action to the left. The pilot of the biplane had limited forward visibility due to its nose high, tail-wheel configuration, and he was unable to "s-turn" the biplane as he taxied due to the runway's narrow width. He did not did not see the Mooney until it passed under his right wing and they collided. Neither pilot reported any mechanical problems with their respective airplanes. Federal Aviation Administration inspectors examined both airplane's after the accident noted that each had been substantially damaged during the collision. The Mooney tail assembly was partially detached from the fuselage and bent 25 degrees to the left, while the bottom right wing spar of the biplane was damaged.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing A75N1(PT17) UNDESIGNAT | N53488 | Allen Chorman & Son, LLC | Substantial |
| Mooney M20J NO SERIES | N201HK | American Industrial and Marine Electroni | Substantial |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 27 Aug 2016 | Boeing A75N1(PT17) | Madras, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| 3 Apr 2016 | Boeing A75N1(PT17) | Spring, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 2016 | Boeing A75N1(PT17) | Valley Center, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 2016 | Boeing A75N1(PT17) | Palm Springs, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jul 2016 | Bell 429 | Georgetown, Delaware, United States | State of Delaware | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 May 2014 | Mooney M20K | Georgetown, Delaware, United States | Grund Joseph R | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 2014 | Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G 164B | Farmington, Delaware, United States | Chorman Spraying LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 2016 | Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164 | Laurel, Delaware, United States | Air Enterprises LLC | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 2017 | Eurocopter Deutschland EC 135 | New Castle, Delaware, United States | Metro Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Jan 2017 | Piper PA22 | Georgetown, Delaware, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |