- Date
- June 2, 1985, 17:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Lake Odessa, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N65688Stearman E-75
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850602027639A
- Case key
- 13087
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Upon landing the aircraft veered to the right. Power & left rudder were applied, however, the aircraft continued to the right. Power was reduced but the aircraft continued to the right. The aircraft nosed over after coming in contact with a soft, plowed field. The landing was made to the south with winds from 270 degrees at 5 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N65688
- Reported as
- Stearman E-75
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 75-8469
- Engine
- Continental 220, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Maynard Jacobson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- Private Strip, runway 18, 2,100 × 60 ft, grass/turf
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
- 47
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 12,160 total · 63 in this make and model · 282 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.