ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 5339
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| Date: | Friday 26 February 1965 |
| Time: | 17:10 |
| Type: |  Boeing-Stearman A75N1 |
| Owner/operator: | Johnny Foyle |
| Registration: | N105W |
| MSN: | 75-3716 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fort Lauderdale, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Boeing-Stearman A75N1 (N105W) was engaged in a demonstration flight, followed by a North American T-6G Texan (N2807G) as a photo plane.
The pilot of the Stearman allowed his aircraft to skid during recovery from a left roll maneuver and struck the Texan photo plane.
The Stearman crashed, killing the pilot. The Texan made a forced landing, but the pilot sustained fatal injuries.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/15/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=76432
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Jan-2010 10:51 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Phase, Nature] |
| 02-Oct-2021 17:26 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Oct-2021 17:27 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Jun-2023 19:54 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Narrative]] |
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