ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 134173
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| Date: | Sunday 28 July 2002 |
| Time: | 13:00 |
| Type: |  Boeing-Stearman E75 |
| Owner/operator: | Cordes Aircraft |
| Registration: | N1242V |
| MSN: | 75-5219 |
| Engine model: | Teledyne Continental |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Leesburg, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Leesburg, FL |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated to an FAA inspector that he was taking off from a private airport and during the initial climb, while at an altitude of about 100 feet, the engine coughed, sputtered, and started to cease operating. He said he turned the airplane to the right to avoid a tree while executing an emergency landing, and in the process, the right wing tip and landing gear contacted the ground causing the airplane to cartwheel. He said that the engine then "dug in", flipping the airplane on its back, and leaking fuel contacted the exhaust, starting a fire, which destroyed the airplane. An FAA inspector examined the accident airplace and said that he could not find anything that may have caused the engine problem.
Probable Cause: Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons during takeoff, resulting in the airplane colliding with the ground and nosing over during the subsequent forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20020816X01418&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Dec-2017 16:55 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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