# Accident 20060507009539A: Boeing E75, Show Low, AZ, May 7, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2006, 07:25 local time
- Place: Show Low, AZ
- Airport: Show Low Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2758° N, 110.0092° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2758&lon=-110.0092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5263N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING E75
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 620 total, 50 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060507009539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 7, 2006, THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF N5263N TAXIED TO RUNWAY 24 FOR A LOCAL DEPARTURE AND FLIGHT FROM THE KSOW AIRPORT. THE PIC STATED THERE WAS NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED DURING PREFLIGHT. DURING ENGINE RUNUP THE MAG DROP, PROP, THROTTLE, GAUGES AND CONTROLS WERE WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS. THE PIC STATED THAT HE SUMPED THE FUEL TANKS DURING PREFLIGHT. AFTER ANNOUNCING DEPARTURE ON RUNWAY 24 THE PIC APPLIED FULL OPEN THROTTLE WITH ROTATION OCCURING AT 65 MPH. AFTER ROTATION THE AIRPLANE CLIMBED TO 300 TO 400 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. A WITNESS STATED THAT BLACK SMOKE WAS TRAILING THE AIRCRAFT DURING TAKEOFF. AFTER REACHING THIS ALTITUDE THE PIC NOTED A DECREASE IN AIRSPEED AND LOWERED THE NOSE, CHECKING THE TRIM, THROTTLE, MAGS, AND PROP FULL FORWARD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT CLIMBING. THE PIC TRIED TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE MAKING SURE HE WOULD CLEAR POWER LINES AND BUILDINGS AT THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 24. THE ENGINE FAILED TO GENERATE ENOUGH POWER TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. THE PIC DESCENDED AND BANKED TO THE LEFT HEADING TOWARDS AN EMPTY FIELD AND IMPACTED THE GROUND WITHOUT INJURY TO HIM OR HIS PASSENGER.

## 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 LAX06LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA164), May 7, 2006: Boeing Stearman E75 (N5263N), Show Low, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the collapse of the air intake duct resulted in a loss of engine power. A factor was the uneven terrain in the landing area.

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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