Boeing A75N1 N55267
20 August 2022 · Bealeton, Virginia, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 20 August 2022 at about 13:07 local time, a Boeing A75N1 registered N55267 was involved in an accident near Bealeton, Virginia, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. 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 13:07
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bealeton, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Flying Circus Aerodrome (3VA3)
- Coordinates
- 38.5522, -77.7153
- Aircraft
- Boeing A75N1
- Registration
- N55267
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1940
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA22LA379
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot of the departing airplane’s failure to see and avoid the landing airplane before takeoff, resulting in a collision with the landing airplane. Contributing was the airport’s failure to encourage pilots to use radios for traffic deconfliction when equipped.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The vintage biplanes were operating at a private airport that provided airshows and airplane rides to the public. The pilot of the departing airplane taxied for takeoff and was number two behind another airplane that was taxiing ahead of him. At the same time, the pilot of the landing airplane was in the traffic pattern, preparing for landing. Local procedures required landing airplanes to make a low approach to signal airplanes taking off that a landing was imminent; the procedure was implemented because some airplanes at the airport were not equipped with radios. Landing aircraft had the right-of-way over aircraft taking off. The pilot of the landing airplane reported that he performed the required low approach, completed the traffic pattern, and proceeded onto final approach for landing. At the same time, the pilot of the departing airplane taxied onto the runway for takeoff and did not see the low approach by the landing airplane or his subsequent pattern. The pilot of the landing airplane did not see the departing airplane on the runway and landed on top of the departing airplane before the departing airplane became airborne. Both airplanes sustained substantial damage, the two pilots had minor injuries, and two passengers were not injured. Although both airplanes were equipped with radios, neither pilot was making radio calls; instead, they relied on the established visual traffic separation procedures only. A review of the airport’s standard operating procedures revealed that they did not address the use of radios or encourage pilots to use them if equipped. Following the accident, the airport made several modifications to their local procedures including recommending that all pilots of aircraft equipped with radios use them while in the traffic pattern; and moving the holding area short of the runway to another location that afforded better visibility of the traffic pattern.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing A75N1 | N55267 | - | Substantial |
| Boeing A75N1 | N52652 | - | Substantial |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2022 | Boeing A75N1 | Marion, Texas, United States | Cibolo Creek Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
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| 28 Apr 2016 | Boeing A75N1 (PT17) | Osage City, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Dec 2022 | Foutz Robert V COZY MARK IV | Dublin, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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