# Accident 20240906016669A: Boeing A75L3, Yacolt, WA, September 6, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2024, 16:37 local time
- Place: Yacolt, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7829° N, 122.1731° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7829&lon=-122.1731&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53466, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53466) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75L3 (registry code 1380102, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75l3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680 (registry code 41540, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75L3
- Reported engine: LYCOMING R680
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 30,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24FA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA298) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240906016669A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR24FA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA298), Sep 6, 2024: Boeing A75L3 (N53466), Yacolt, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while maneuvering at a low altitude in mountainous terrain in moderately high density altitude conditions, resulting in an…

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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