# Accident 20000920015789A: Boeing D75N1, Denver, CO, September 20, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 2000, 14:30 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Centennial Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5791° N, 104.8591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5791&lon=-104.8591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64796, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64796) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing D75N1 (registry code 1380148, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-d75n1) (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 D75N1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000920015789A

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2000, AT APPROX. 1430 MDT, A BOEING N-75-D75N1, STEARMAN N64796, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING AT CENTENNIAL AIRPORT, ENGLEWOOD, CO. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE LOCAL, INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT IN COMMAND, A TOUCH AND GO LANDING WAS BEING ATTEMPTED AND THE A/C WAS FLARED TO HIGH. THE AIRPLANE SETTLED HARD ON RWY AND THEN GROUND LOOPED TO THE LEFT, SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE RIGHT, LOWER, AFT WING SPAR.

## 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 DEN00LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA172), Sep 20, 2000: Boeing Stearman D75N1 (N64796), Englewood, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the flight instructor not maintaining supervision. Contributing factors were the student's hard landing due to excessive flare and subsequent inadvertent stall, and the student's failure to maintain…

## Other reports on N64796 (1)

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

- [Accident 20020813023379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020813023379A), Aug 13, 2002: Boeing D75N1 (N64796), Denver, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft departed apa and flew to Front Range Airport for training. The owner was in the rear seat and the instructor (chris basore) was in the Front…

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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