CHI68A0086

NTSB accident investigation · Stearman E75N1 · Cincinnati, OH · April 9, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 9, 1968
Place
Cincinnati, OH · CINCINNATI, OH
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N16635Stearman E75N1
Status
Completed · report September 23, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
110536

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2308   68/4/9    CINCINNATI,OHIO     STEARMAN E75N1      CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 254
        TIME - 1829                    N16635              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT

Aircraft

Registration
N16635
Reported as
Stearman E75N1
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.