# Accident 20080808849399A: Boeing E75, Sterling, MA, August 8, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2008, 11:00 local time
- Place: Sterling, MA
- Airport: Sterling
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4258° N, 71.7928° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4258&lon=-71.7928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4923N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4923N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing E75 (registry code 1380120, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING E75
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,499 total, 160 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA274) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080808849399A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE NON PIC PILOT MANIPULATING THE CONTROLS FROM THE AFT SEAT WAS LANDING THE STEARMAN IN THE GRASS ADJACENT TO RUNWAY 34.  THE NON PIC PILOT ADMITTED THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND HARD.  THE IMPACT BROKE THE LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUT OFF.  THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT LOWER WING THEN CONTACTED THE GROUND BREAKING THE SPAR AS THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO THE LEFT.  THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE GROUND BENDING BOTH BLADES AFT AND RIGHT GEAR WAS BENT OUTWARD AND AFT.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE PAVED TAXIWAY.

## 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 NYC08CA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA274), Aug 8, 2008: Boeing E75 (N4923N), Sterling, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The owner/pilot's improper flare. Contributing to the accident was the pilot-in-command's inadequate remedial action.

## Other reports on N4923N (2)

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

- [Accident 19941015034959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941015034959A), Oct 15, 1994: Boeing E75 (N4923N), Fitchburg, MA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control landing in crosswind. Ground looped and nosed up. Blamed sudden wind gust. Not verified.
- [Incident 19891111064059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891111064059I), Nov 11, 1989: Boeing E75 (N4923N), Miami, FL. Engine quit on climb. Forced landing in field. No annual inspection form in aircraft.

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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