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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Boeing A75 · Marissa Townshi, IL · June 8, 2001

Date: June 8, 2001 · 15:00 local
Place: Marissa Townshi, IL
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N4558N
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI01LA164
Reported as: Boeing A75

N4558NRegistered now · Boeing A75S/N 75-8457 Airframe modelBoeing A75 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The airplane was being operated from a private grass runway. The runway is orientated north/south. There is a railroad bed about 100 yards from the end of the runway. On the other side of the railroad bed are power lines that are visible by the orange balls attached. The pilot was the only occupant on the airplane. He was taking off in a southerly heading. The pilot stated that he had lifted off the surface but realized that he did not have enought altitude or climb capability to clear the power lines. He decided to make a left turn to put the airplane down in a soybean field that was adjacent to the runway. His airplane was too low to the ground to execute the turn properly. The left wing caught the ground and caused the airplane to tumble forward and over coming to rest upside down. The pilot did not receive any injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED FROM A PRIVATE GRASS RUNWAY. THE RUNWAY IS ORIENTATED NORTH/SOUTH. THERE IS A RAILROAD BED ABOUT 100 YARDS FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RAILROAD BED ARE POWER LINES THAT ARE VISIBLE BY THE ORANGE BALLS ATTACHED. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT ON THE AIRPLANE. HE WAS TAKING OFF IN A SOUTHERLY HEADING. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD LIFTED OFF THE SURFACE BUT REALIZED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGHT ALTITUDE OR CLIMB CAPABILITY TO CLEAR THE POWER LINES. HE DECIDED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN TO PUT THE AIRPLANE DOWN IN A SOYBEAN FIELD THAT WAS ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. HIS AIRPLANE WAS TOO LOW TO THE GROUND TO EXECUTE THE TURN PROPERLY. THE LEFT WING CAUGHT THE GROUND AND CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO TUMBLE FORWARD AND OVER COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. THE PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI01LA164Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMarissa, ILThe pilot's manuever to avoid obstructions and his failure to abort takeoff. The pilot's failure to establish adequate climb, and the transmission wire are contributing factors.Jun 8, 2001 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4558N · 1

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

Accident 20160717011199AManeuver · St. James, MOThe pilot was flying an open cockpit bi plane (Boeing A75) with a passenger at about 1000 feet above the ground. He lost control of the aircraft while performing a wingover type of manuever. He crashed through the trees, inpacted the ground and came to stop…Jul 17, 2016 · Destroyed