# Accident 19990828030539A: Boeing E75, Sparta, IL, August 28, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: August 28, 1999, 15:10 local time - Place: Sparta, IL - Airport: Sparta Community-Hunter Field - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 38.1496° N, 89.7103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1496&lon=-89.7103&mi=10 - Aircraft: N4752V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4752V) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Boeing E75 (registry code 1380120, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental R-670 (registry code 17392, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-r-670) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BOEING E75 - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA330) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990828030539A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON AUGUST 28, 1999, AT 1510 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BOEING STEARMAN E-75, N4752V, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 36 (3,997 FEET BY 60 FEET, DRY/ASPHALT) AT THE SPARTA COMMUNITY-HUNTER FIELD AIRPORT, SPARTA, ILLINOIS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE TAKEOFF ROLL AND LIFTOFF WERE UNREMARKABLE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 50-75 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL) HE NOTED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT ACCELERATING AND HE, "...FELT A SLIGHT DESCENT RATE." THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ELECTED TO LAND AND THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY ABEAM THE TAXIWAY ENTRANCE AT THE NORTH END OF THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS GOING TO OVERRUN THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND THAT THERE WAS A DITCH OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY SO HE, "TRIED TO LIFT THE AIRPLANE OVER THE DITCH." AFTER THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO TRACK TO THE LEFT AND THE LEFT WINGTIP CONTACTED THE TERRAIN. THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT ANY ENGINE ANOMALIES OCCURRING PRIOR TO AND DURING THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE. A WEATHER OBSERVATION REPORTING STATION, LOCATED 25 NAUTICAL MILES NORTH OF THE ACCIDENT SITE, REPORTED FEW CLOUDS AT 4,500 FEET AGL, VISIBILITY OF 7 STATUTE MILES, BAROMETRIC PRESSURE OF 30.04 INCHES OF MERCURY, AND THE WINDS VARIABLE AT 5 KNOTS. (-23)DURING TAKEOFF, LEFT OFF WAS NORMAL, HOWEVER, AT APPROXIMATELY 50-75 FEET THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND A DECENT RATE WAS FLET. ALL ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. AT TOUCH DOWN THE PIC CLOSED THE THROTTLE AND MIXTURE CONTROLS. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, BECAME AIRBORNE, AND TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF A DITCH, BREAKING OFF THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. THE LEFT GEAR WAS DRIVEN INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE LEFT WING AS THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE TAIL WHEEL, RIGHT MAIN, AND LEFT WING. ## 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 CHI99LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA330), Aug 28, 1999: Boeing Stearman E75 (N4752V), Sparta, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision not to use all of the available. A factor to the accident was the ditch. ## Other reports on N4752V (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19900806046739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900806046739I), Aug 6, 1990: Boeing E75 (N4752V), Worthington, MN, Minor damage. Struck a parked aircraft while taxiing on the parking ramp. - [Incident 19880825064349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880825064349I), Aug 25, 1988: Boeing E75 (N4752V), Mundelein, IL. Engine quit on liftoff. Aborted. Ran off side of grass runway. Found fuel valve in off position. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.