# Accident 19971005045729A: Boeing A75N1, Elkton, MD, October 5, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1997, 11:15 local time
- Place: Elkton, MD
- Airport: Raintree Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6008° N, 75.8193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6008&lon=-75.8193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49760, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49760) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental R670-SERIES series (registry code 17016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-r670-series-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Reported engine: CONT W670*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,495 total, 35 in this make and model, 138 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC98LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971005045729A

## Narrative

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

(.4) THE PILOT OF A TAIL-WHEELED STEARMAN PERFORMED A RUN-UP AT THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY IN THE RUN-UP AREA, AND WAITED FOR AN AIRPLANE TO LAND. THE PILOT THEN TAXIED ONTO RUNWAY 31 AND BEGAN HIS TAKEOFF ROLL.  A REVIEW OF A VIDEOTAPE OF THE ACCIDENT REVEALED THAT THE STEARMAN WAS RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY CENTER LINE, BUT ITS MAIN LANDING WHEELS REMAINED ON THE RUNWAY.  THE VIDEOTAPE ALSO REVEALED THAT A CESSNA WAS POSITIONED WITH ITS ENGINE/PROPELLER IN THE VICINITY OF THE RUNWAY EDGE, FACING ABOUT 160 TO 170 DEGREE WITH ITS RIGHT WING EXTENDED OVER THE RUNWAY.  AFTER THE STEARMAN'S TAIL LIFTED DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, ITS RIGHT WINGS STRUCK THE NOSE OF THE CESSNA, FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE OF THE STEARMAN STRIKING THE RIGHT WING OF THE CESSNA.  THERE WERE NO TAXIWAY OR RUNWAY HOLD SIGNS, OR HOLD LINES ON THE TURF TAXIWAY.

## 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 NYC98LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA008), Oct 5, 1997: Boeing Stearman PT-17 (N49760), Elkton, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate lookout by the pilot of the Cessna and his failure to maintain adequate clearance between his airplane and the active runway. A factor in the accident was the lack of taxiway hold…

## Other reports on N49760 (1)

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

- [Incident 20160409007039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160409007039I), Apr 9, 2016: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (N49760), Lakeland, FL, Minor damage. Incident occured during sun n fun fly-in. Crosswind gust during landing on runway 27L at klal. Tcausing the LH wingtip to graze the ground resulting in minor…

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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