# Accident 20210917015839A: Boeing A75, Delta, CO, September 17, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2021, 07:55 local time
- Place: Delta, CO
- Airport: Blake Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8348° N, 108.0265° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8348&lon=-108.0265&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19BB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19BB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75 (registry code 1380108, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-1 (registry code 51659, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-an-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75
- Reported engine: P & W R-985-AN-1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,103 total, 71 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21FA424](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA424) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210917015839A

## Narrative

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

WITNESSES NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT NORTH EAST OF THE AIRFIELD DOING AEROBATIC MANEUVERS. THE WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT COMPLETED A LOOP AND ENTERED AN INVERTED FLAT SPIN OF WHICH THE PILOT REGAINED CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT THEN GAINED ALTITUDE AND THE PILOT TURNED ON THE SMOKE SYSTEM AND CONTINUED A LOOP. THE AIRCRAFT AGAIN WENT INVERTED AND INTO WHAT APPEARED TO BE A FLAT SPIN. THE ENGINE COULD BE HEARD RUNNING DURING THE DESCENT AND TO THE POINT OF IMPACT.

THE CRASH SCENE IS LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF A HILL AND THE AIRCRAFT HIT NOSE FIRST AND ROLLED THE ENGINE UNDER THE FRONT OF THE AIRPLANE INTO THE COCKPIT. WE FOUND NO APPARENT CONTINUITY ISSUES, ALL CONTROLS ARE CONNECTED. THE CARBURETOR FLOAT BOWL IS VOID OF FUEL. THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY DISCONNECTED FROM THE AIRFRAME. THE PROPELLER IS A TWO BLADE TYPE AND ONE BLADE HAD NO DAMAGE THE OTHER WAS BENT AFT WITH NO TWISTING.

ALL MAINTENANCE INSPECTIONS ARE CURRENT.

THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN21FA424](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA424), Sep 17, 2021: Boeing A75 (N19BB), Delta, CO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control during an aerobatic maneuver, resulting in the airplane impacting terrain.

## Other reports on N19BB (1)

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

- [Accident 20080626840429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080626840429A), Jun 26, 2008: Boeing D75N1 (N19BB), Driggs, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) During landing rollout right brake apparently locked and aircraft veered off the right side of runway. There is clearly one skid mark the veers off 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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