ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 60150
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| Date: | Monday 18 May 2009 |
| Time: | 17:15 |
| Type: |  Boeing-Stearman A75N1 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N450JN |
| MSN: | 75-2992 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5000 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R985-14B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Roy Williams Airport, Joshua Tree, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Chino, CA (CNO) |
| Joshua Tree, CA (L80) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The pilot reported that at the completion of a 1-hour cross-country flight, and while on the downwind leg for landing, he added power and observed flames coming out of the top and right side of the engine's cowling. The pilot initiated a turn towards the runway and landed uneventfully. Fire trucks responded and put out the fire. The pilot, who was an airframe and powerplant mechanic, reported that he had recently installed the engine, a Pratt
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: 2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=450JN
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-May-2009 10:33 | slowkid | Added |
| 20-May-2009 00:25 | slowkid | Updated |
| 06-Aug-2016 12:10 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 02-Dec-2017 14:54 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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