# Accident 20070608010399A: Boeing A75N1, Coeur D'Alene, ID, June 8, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2007, 15:30 local time
- Place: Coeur D'Alene, ID
- Airport: Coeur D'Alene Air Term
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.7711° N, 116.8183° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7711&lon=-116.8183&mi=10
- Aircraft: N450SS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N450SS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1 (registry code 1380165, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07CA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070608010399A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 8, 2007 AT 15:30 GMT THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF N450SS, A 1942 BOEING A75N1 STERMAN. AFTER DEPARTING SPOKANE FELTS FIELD AIRPORT (SFF) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED ON RUNWAY 5 AT THE COEUR D'ALENE, IDAHO AIRPORT (COE). DURING THIS LANDING HE LOST CONTROL OF THE CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRPLANE, GROUND LOOPED AND DIVERTED OFF THE RUNWAY AND INTO THE GRASS. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED SCRAPES TO THE LEFT LOWER WING TIP AND LEFT AILERON. A POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE AILERON SPAR WAS CRACKED AS A RESULT OF THE EVENT WHICH CLASSIFIES THIS AS AN 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 SEA07CA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA169), Jun 8, 2007: Boeing Stearman A75N1 (N450SS), Coeur d'Alene, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. The crosswind condition was a contributing factor.

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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