# Accident 19900331007359A: Strman 4D, Burns, OR, March 31, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1990, 11:40 local time
- Place: Burns, OR
- Airport: Burns Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5894° N, 118.8909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5894&lon=-118.8909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N663K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N663K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stearman 4E (registry code 8560306, https://openairdocs.org/model/stearman-4e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney W-SC series (registry code 52010, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-w-sc-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STRMAN 4D
- Reported engine: PWA SC1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 256 total, 62 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900331007359A

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOPED LANDING TAIL WHEEL AIRCRAFT. BLAMED LOCKED BRAKE.

## 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 SEA90LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA059), Mar 31, 1990: Stearman 4E (N663K), Burns, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## Other reports on N663K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20210517006229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210517006229A), May 17, 2021: Stearman Aircraft 4E (N663K), Porterville, CA, Substantial damage. On June 17, 2021, N663K a Stearman Aircraft A4 was involved in a accident while attempting a landing on runway 30 at the Porterville Municipal Airport at…

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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