# Accident 20030526017599A: Boeing D75N1, Avis, PA, May 26, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2003, 14:45 local time
- Place: Avis, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1847° N, 77.3139° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1847&lon=-77.3139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59768, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59768) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing D75N1 (registry code 1380148, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-d75n1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING D75N1
- Reported engine: CONT W670*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,900 total, 825 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030526017599A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REDUCED POWER AT 900 FT. AGL DESCENDED TO 500 FT. AGL. THE THROTTLE WAS ADVANCED WITH NO RESPONSE IN POWER. PILOT DECIDED TO PERFORM EMERGENCY LANDING IN A LARGE OPEN FIELD. AFTER TOUCHDOWN PILOT RAISED THE TAIL FOR VISIBILITY. PROPELLER STRUCK A SLIGHT RISE IN A FRESHLY PLANTED CORNFIELD CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO DIG FURTHER INTO THE GROUND AND FLIPPED ON ITS BACK.

## 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 NYC03LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA115), May 26, 2003: Boeing Stearman D75-N1 (N59768), Avis, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to carburetor ice. A factor in this accident were weather conditions favorable to carburetor ice.

## Other reports on N59768 (1)

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

- [Accident 19730810027079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730810027079A), Aug 10, 1973: Boeing N2S3 (N59768), Creve Coeur, MO, Substantial damage. No eng malfunction found.

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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