- Date
- May 5, 1985, 15:40 local (19:40 UTC)
- Place
- Hamilton, OH
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N59221Stearman PT 17
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850505019469A
- Case key
- 13059
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot was taking off in a 90 degree cross wind of 15 KTS gusts 23 KTS immediatly after liftoff a gust of wind resulted in pilot loss of directional control the acft veered off of the runway struck a ditch and nosed over inverted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N59221
- Reported as
- Stearman PT 17
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 75-4790
- Engine
- P&W R-985 SERIES, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- J.W. Wright
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 4, 1984
- Departed
- HAD · Hamilton, OH
- Airport
- HAD · Hamilton, runway 29, 5,480 × 80 ft, asphalt
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 228 total · 40 in this make and model · 181 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 15 knots, gusting 23
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LUK, 20 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.