# Accident 20070203008952A: Boeing A75N1, Torrance, CA, February 3, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 2007, 15:00 local time
- Place: Torrance, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Formation Flying
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6667° N, 118.4000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6667&lon=-118.4000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49270, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49270-2016-12-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (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 A75N1
- Reported engine: CONT R670*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070203008952A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STEARMAN N49270 WAS STRUCK BY WACO N30140 MIDAIR WHILE N49720 WAS IN TRAIL OF ANOTHER STEARMAN, N48994. THE TWO STEARMANS WERE IN FORMATION AS A FLIGHT OF TWO. THE WACO STRUCK THE LEFT WING AND PROPELLER OF THE SECOND STEARMAN, N49270. STEARMAN N49270 LANDED SAFELY AT TORRANCE AIRPORT WITH DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND PROPELLER.

## 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 LAX07LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA079), Feb 3, 2007: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (N49270), Palos Verdes, CA, minor damage. Probable cause: the failure of both pilots to maintain adequate visual lookout and clearance from each other while maneuvering in close proximity.

## Other reports on N49270 (1)

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

- [Incident 20010528009419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010528009419I), May 28, 2001: Boeing A75N1 (N49270), Torrance, CA. (-23)Aircraft lost power over knight harbor. Pilot executed power off landing on beach. No damage to aircraft or injuries to occupants or persons on the…

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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