# NTSB CHI82DA295: Boeing Stearman A75-300N1, N802RB, Whitehall, WI, August 5, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: August 5, 1982, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place: Whitehall, WI
- Location: 44.3605° N, 91.3378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Whitehall, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3605&lon=-91.3378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 5, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 73039
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DA295
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/73039/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA295

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight encounter with weather, cruise - normal
  - vfr flight into imc - continued, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - low ceiling (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - fog (contributing factor)
  - precautionary landing - initiated, pilot in command
  - low pass - performed, pilot in command
- Loss of engine power, go-around (vfr)
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
- In flight collision with object, go-around (vfr)
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING BEFORE TAKEOFF, AND REPORTEDLY, WAS ADVISED THAT VFR FLIGHT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED. DURING THE FLIGHT, THE CEILING AND VISIBILITY BEGAN TO DECREASE. THE PILOT DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FIELD. HE STATED THAT HE MADE A LOW PASS OVER THE FIELD, AND DURING THE GO-AROUND, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT DEVELOP FULL POWER. SUBSEQUENTLY, A WING TIP STRUCK THE TOPS OF TREES AT THE END OF THE FIELD AND THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N802RB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N802RB-1998-07-15), registration cancelled 1998-07-15, S/N 758203 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING STEARMAN A75-300N1
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1(PT17)](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (registry code 1380134) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 75-8203
- Airframe hours: 755
- Engines: LYCOMING R-680-13-E3B 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Schwan Sales Inc.
- Registered owner: Schwan Sales Inc.
- Departed: ST. CLOUD, MN
- Destination: RACINE, WI

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 30; airline transport; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 6,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 5,400 as pilot in command, 150 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Day
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 800 ft overcast

## 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 19820805034639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820805034639A), Aug 5, 1982: Boeing A75N1, Whitehall, WI, Substantial damage. Encountered weather as forecast. Struck trees on go around after a low pass over a possible landing area.

## Other investigations on N802RB (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 MIA98FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98FA135), Apr 19, 1998: Boeing A-75N1 (N802RB), Kissimmee, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Failure of the number 2 pilot to maintain visual contact and/or proper position/clearance from other aircraft.

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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