# Accident 20050528012019A: Boeing D75N1, Taylor, TX, May 28, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2005, 16:30 local time
- Place: Taylor, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5728° N, 97.4431° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5728&lon=-97.4431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56259, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56259) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050528012019A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 28, 2005, AT 1630, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ AND AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PILOT/OWNER'S PRIVATE FIELD. AIRCRAFT STRUCK A POWERLINE ABOUT 200 YARDS FROM A PATIO WHERE THE PILOT WAS SCHEDULED TO ATTEND FOR DINNER THAT EVENING. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DISINTEGRATE IN FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS FROM THE PATIO. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE AND IMPACT. THE PILOT PERISHED AT THE SCENE.

## 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 DFW05LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA138), May 28, 2005: Stearman D75 (N56259), Taylor, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from an unmarked transmission line. A contributing factor was low altitude selected by the pilot.

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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