ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 361187
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Date: | Wednesday 6 October 1993 |
Time: | 14:00 LT |
Type: | Boeing Stearman 75N1 |
Owner/operator: | Planes Of Fame Museum |
Registration: | N81235 |
MSN: | 75-7990 |
Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
Engine model: | CONTINENTAL W-670-6A |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | St Paul, MN -
United States of America
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | (KFCM) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING MANEUVERED OVER A SWAMPY AREA ON A LOCAL FLIGHT. A WITNESS DESCRIBED THE ALTITUDE AS 'EXCEEDINGLY LOW.' AS THE PILOT WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED AND STRUCK SOME TALL BRUSH WITH THE LEFT WING. THE AIRPLANE THEN CARTWHEELED TO A STOP.
Probable Cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CHI94LA007 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 11 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB CHI94LA007
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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