# Accident 19990726017609A: Boeing A75N1, Tooele, UT, July 26, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1999, 11:30 local time
- Place: Tooele, UT
- Airport: Bolinder Field-Tooele Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5694° N, 112.3303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5694&lon=-112.3303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56772, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56772) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990726017609A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JULY 26, 1999 APPROXIMATELY 1100 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BOEING PT-17 (STEARMAN), N56772, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED FOLLOWING IMPACT WITH TERRAIN DURING LANDING AT BOLINDER FIELD-TOOELE VALLEY, TOOELE, UTAH. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT IN THE AIRPLANE, WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED/OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT WHICH ORIGINATED APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT HAD BEEN FILED. ACCORDING TO THE FAA INSPECTOR WHO INTERVIEWED THE PILOT, THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED ONCE AND THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE FAILED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE RIGHT WING S PAR WAS CRACKED AND THE RIGHT AIRLERON DAMAGED. (-23)'SEE ATTACHED' NO ATTACHED NARRATIVE.

## 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 DEN99LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA129), Jul 26, 1999: Boeing A-75-N1 (Stearman) (N56772), Tooele, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the right main landing gear tire's inner tube, and the subsequent inadvertent ground loop by the pilot.

## Other reports on N56772 (1)

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

- [Accident 19821010054449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821010054449A), Oct 10, 1982: Boeing A75N1 (N56772), Ft Bragg, CA, Destroyed. Struck trees on go around. Crashed and burned. Failed to use full power on go around due noise abatement program.

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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