# Accident 19861122086769A: Boeing B75N1, Lawrence, MA, November 22, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1986, 12:35 local time
- Place: Lawrence, MA
- Airport: Lawrence Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7170° N, 71.1235° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAWRENCE MUNI (LWM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7170&lon=-71.1235&mi=10
- Aircraft: N769WM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B75N1
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,111 total, 250 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861122086769A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE AIRCRAFT HIT A FALLING AERIAL BANNER. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT AIRBORNE WITH THE FOULED WING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC87LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA036), Nov 22, 1986: Boeing Stearman 75 (N769WM), No.Andover, MA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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