What happened
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Crash of boing stearman, A75LE, crashed in wooded area located at 45.784N, -122.174W. Location approx 8 miles east of sunset falls campground, Yacolt WA. Us coast guard report 2 POB / 1 transported to hospital (pilot) and 1 fatal (passenger)
Aircraft was flying in a valley with another aircraft. Even thought all the weather reporting stations around the accident were reporting clear skies there was possible smoke in the area due to forest fires.
Damage: aircraft destroyed. 09/06/2024 2337Z.
Corrective action is none at this time - pilot is recovering from significate head injury due to the accident and unable to recall anything about the accident. A phone interview was conducted and no additional information is available.
10-29-24 - A phone interview was conducted about the accident. After a month since the accident the pilot still has no memory of the events that occurred the day of the accident.
A phone interview was conducted on 10-29-2024 with the PIC. In attendance was the NTSB also.
It was determined that the PIC still has no recollection of the events of the accident after a month due to a brain injury from the accident.
As the FAA filed it
CRASH OF BOING STEARMAN, A75LE, CRASHED IN WOODED AREA LOCATED AT 45.784N, -122.174W. LOCATION APPROX 8 MILES EAST OF SUNSET FALLS CAMPGROUND, YACOLT WA. US COAST GUARD REPORT 2 POB / 1 TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL (PILOT) AND 1 FATAL (PASSENGER)
AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING IN A VALLEY WITH ANOTHER AIRCRAFT. EVEN THOUGHT ALL THE WEATHER REPORTING STATIONS AROUND THE ACCIDENT WERE REPORTING CLEAR SKIES THERE WAS POSSIBLE SMOKE IN THE AREA DUE TO FOREST FIRES.
DAMAGE: AIRCRAFT DESTROYED. 09/06/2024 2337Z.
CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NONE AT THIS TIME - PILOT IS RECOVERING FROM SIGNIFICATE HEAD INJURY DUE TO THE ACCIDENT AND UNABLE TO RECALL ANYTHING ABOUT THE ACCIDENT. A PHONE INTERVIEW WAS CONDUCTED AND NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
10-29-24 - A PHONE INTERVIEW WAS CONDUCTED ABOUT THE ACCIDENT. AFTER A MONTH SINCE THE ACCIDENT THE PILOT STILL HAS NO MEMORY OF THE EVENTS THAT OCCURRED THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT.
A PHONE INTERVIEW WAS CONDUCTED ON 10-29-2024 WITH THE PIC. IN ATTENDANCE WAS THE NTSB ALSO.
IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PIC STILL HAS NO RECOLLECTION OF THE EVENTS OF THE ACCIDENT AFTER A MONTH DUE TO A BRAIN INJURY FROM THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.