# NTSB CHI00LA285: Boeing Stearman B75N1, N66607, Cape Girardeau, MO, September 2, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 2, 2000, 17:35 local (22:35 UTC) - Place: Cape Girardeau, MO - Coordinates: 37.339286, -89.570968 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3393&lon=-89.5710&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 17, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 50246 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI00LA285 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/50246/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA285 ## Probable cause the pilot's improper decision to continue the flight when the fuel sight gauge indicated empty and the exhausted fuel supply. A factor was the corn crop. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power, cruise - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause) - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause) - Forced landing, emergency descent/landing - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, emergency landing - terrain condition - crop (contributing factor) ## Analysis The airplane experienced a loss of engine power and a forced landing was executed. The aircraft came to rest in an un-harvested cornfield. During a postaccident examination of the aircraft, no fuel could be seen in the fuel tank when looking through the fuel cap. Approximately 1 to 1-1/2 cups of fuel was drained from the right aft fuel tank drain and 2 to 3 cups were drained from the left drain. No fuel was noted in the fuel tank sight glass. No other anomalies were noted that could be associated with a preexisting condition. ## Factual narrative On September 2, 2000, at 1735 central daylight time, a Boeing Stearman model B75N1, N66607, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing, near Cape Girardeau, Missouri, following a loss of engine power while in cruise flight. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was not on a flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot and pilot rated passenger reported no injuries. The flight originated from the Greenwood-Leflore Airport (GWO), Greenwood, Mississippi at 1450 and was en route to the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport (CGI), Cape Girardeau, Missouri. In a written statement, the owner, who was the pilot rated passenger, said that at two miles from CGI they advised the CGI Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) of their position as requested. He said that, "Very shortly thereafter the engine quit. Advised tower of problem. Advised CGI tower of inability to reach airport. Tower asked for intentions following above advisory to tower. Advised tower of intent to turn away from airport and land (off airport) in an unharvested cornfield." The aircraft came to rest in the cornfield. Investigators from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) conducted a postaccident examination of the aircraft. No fuel could be seen in the fuel tank when looking through the fuel cap. Approximately 1 to 1-1/2 cups of fuel was drained from the right aft fuel tank drain and 2 to 3 cups were drained from the left drain. No fuel was noted in the fuel tank sight glass. No other anomalies were noted that could be associated with a preexisting condition. According to FAA records, the pilot reported 125 total flight hours at his last aviation medical examination that was performed on June 21, 2000. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N66607](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66607), registered now, S/N 75-2661, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Boeing Stearman B75N1 - Registry model: [Boeing B75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b75n1) (registry code 1380144) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 2667 - Engines: Lycoming R-680-13 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Vernon J. Main Jr. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Aerobatic - Last inspection: Annual, January 8, 2000, 65 hours before - Departed: GWO, GREENWOOD, MS - Destination: CGI ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 37; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; flight hours: 125 total ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 70° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 196 °F, dew point 162 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: CGI, 2 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20000902012319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000902012319A), Sep 2, 2000: Boeing B75N1, Cape Girardeau, MO, No damage. (-23) On 9/2/00, mr lindsey bredemeyer was flying N66607, a Boeing B-75N1 from greenwood ms to Cape Girardeau MO, enroute to a final destination of galesburg,… ## Other investigations on N66607 (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 MKC69D0193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0193), Jul 10, 1968: Boeing B75N1 (N66607), Lebanon, MO, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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