# Accident 20020717016849A: Boeing A75N1, Bardstown, KY, July 17, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2002, 09:00 local time
- Place: Bardstown, KY
- Airport: Samuels Field Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8142° N, 85.4997° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8142&lon=-85.4997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64567, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64567-2013-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020717016849A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 17, 2002, ABOUT 9:00 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BOEING 75-A75N1, N64567, MADE AN OFF AIRPORT FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AT BARDSTOWN, KY (BRY). THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES; THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WAS NO POST ACCIDENT FIRE. THE PILOT STATED THAT PRIOR TO TAKEOFF, THE RUN-UP APPEARED TO BE NORMAL. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE STARTED LOSING POWER AT AN ESTIMATED 400 FEET AGL. THE PILOT THEN OPTED TO LAND IN A SMALL HILLY FIELD. ACCORDING TO AN EYEWITNESS, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND LEFT WING DOWN AT A 45-DEGREE ANGLE, SIXTY-DEGREE ANGLE OF DESCENT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN BOUNCED ABOUT TWENTY FEET INTO THE AIR, TURNING COUNTER-CLOCKWISE. THE AIRCRAFT EVENTUALLY CAME TO REST ON THE MAIN GEAR. THE IMPACT ZONE IS THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE NORTHWEST OF THE BARDSTOWN AIRPORT. THE EYEWITNESSES FURTHER STATED HE HEARD THE ENGINE SPUTTERING, AND THEN STOP RUNNING PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 NYC02LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA140), Jul 17, 2002: Boeing Stearman A75N1 (N64567), Bardstown, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in fuel contamination and subsequent loss of engine power. A factor in this accident was that the wing tank fuel drains were wire closed…

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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