# NTSB CHI80DEP32: Stearman A75-N1, N63111, City Point, WI, May 23, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1980
- Place: City Point, WI · CITY POINT, WI
- Location: 44.3522° N, 90.3215° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of City Point, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3522&lon=-90.3215&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 23, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131200
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80DEP32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEP32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0699  80/5/23    CITY POINT,WI       STEARMAN A75-N1     CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 65, 21555
        TIME - 1030                    N63111              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 7000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CITY POINT,WI               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- PILOT BLINDED BY OIL SPRAY.PROPELLER OIL SEAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N63111](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63111-2013-04-29), registration cancelled 2013-04-29, S/N 75-782, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STEARMAN A75-N1
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1(PT17)](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (registry code 1380134) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19800523015359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800523015359A), May 23, 1980: Boeing A75N1, City Point, WI, Substantial damage. Propeller oil seal sprung a leak on takeoff roll. Oil obscured pilot's vision. Veered off strip into bushes.

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.

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