# Accident 19981011028909A: Boeing E75, Oakland, CA, October 11, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1998, 14:08 local time
- Place: Oakland, CA
- Airport: Metropolitan Oakland International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8100° N, 122.2390° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8100&lon=-122.2390&mi=10
- Aircraft: N770WM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N770WM-2018-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing E75 (registry code 1380120, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING E75
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 600 in this make and model, 330 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX99LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981011028909A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON OCTOBER 11, 1998, AT 1408 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A STEARMAN E75, N770WM, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FOLLOWING COLLISION WITH THE END OF A TRACTOR/TRAILER TRUCK WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RETURN TO THE OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, AIRPORT. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE TRUCK DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED; HOWEVER, A PASSENGER IN THE TRUCK WAS 8 MONTHS PREGNANT AND, ALTHOUGH SHE DID NOT COMPLAIN OF ANY INJURIES, SHE WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL FOR MONITORING OF THE FETUS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT THAT WAS TO BE A BANNER TOW FLIGHT OVER A STADIUM WHERE A PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL GAME WAS BEING PLAYED. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS MANEUVERING TO PICKUP THE BANNER WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED PRODUCING POWER. AFTER VERIFYING THE FUEL AND THE MAGNETOS WERE ON, HE PUMPED THE THROTTLE BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. WITH THE AIRCRAFT RAPIDLY DESCENDING HE AIMED FOR A CONCRETE PAD IN AN OPEN CONSTRUCTION AREA ON THE AIRPORT PERIMETER. A TRACTOR/TRAILER TRUCK WAS TRANSITING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT ALONG THE PERIMTER ON A ROAD THAT WAS PERPENDICULAR TO THE AIRCRAFT'S FLIGHT PATH. THE RIGHT WING OF THE                                                            AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE END OF THE TRAILER AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT THROUGH TWO FENCES. DURING IMPACT THE ENGINE SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. (-23) ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING AS PILOT TERMINATED CLIMB OUT PHASE OF FLIGHT. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO FIELD, CHECKED FUEL VALVE AND PUMPED THROTTLE DURING DESCENT. AIRCRAFT STRUCK FENCE AND PASSING TRUCK CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. INVESTIGATION DETERMINED AIRCRAFT HAD ADEQUATE FUEL AND NO MECHANICAL FAULTS THAT WOULD CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE. PILOT'S EXPERIENCE WITH THIS AIRCRAFT WAS LIMITED TO THREE HOURS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 LAX99LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA008), Oct 11, 1998: Stearman E75 (N770WM), Oakland, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the pilot's inadvertent entry into a negative 'g' condition, which induced a temporary interruption of the fuel supply.

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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