# Accident 19990705008099A: Boeing E75, Marston Mills, MA, July 5, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1999, 18:10 local time
- Place: Marston Mills, MA
- Airport: Cape Cod Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6853° N, 70.4022° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CAPE COD (2B1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6853&lon=-70.4022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1658M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1658M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing E75 (registry code 1380120, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING E75
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990705008099A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED ON LANDING AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) 1658M, B75-E75, LANDED MARSTONS MILLS RUNWAY 27 (GRASS STRIP) AT 1810 WITH IT'S BRAKES ON. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ONTO IT'S BACK, NO INJURIES TO THE TWO "PILOTS" ONBOARD. THE "PASSENGER/PILOT" WAS ON THE CONTROLS FOLLOWING THE PILOT (PIC) THROUGHOUT THE LANDING SEQUENCE, BUT HAD HIS FEET ON THE "TOE-BRAKES" CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ONTO IT'S BACK DURING HE LANDING SEQUENCE. THE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS CAUSED TO THE PROPELLER, ENGINE, ENGINE MOUNT, ENGINE FIREWALL, VERTICAL STABILIZER, RUDDER, AND THE "N" WING STRUTS.

## 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 NYC99LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA158), Jul 5, 1999: Boeing Stearman E75 (N1658M), Marston Mills, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadvertent control interference of the airplane's brakes by the passenger. A factor related to the accident was the pilot in commands insufficient passenger briefing.

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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