# NTSB CHI85LA224: Stearman E-75, N65688, Lake Odessa, MI, June 2, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 2, 1985, 17:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place: Lake Odessa, MI
- Coordinates: 42.77964, -85.130172 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7796&lon=-85.1302&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 13087
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI85LA224
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/13087/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA224

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - throttle/power control - improper use of, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65688), registered now, S/N 75-8469 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STEARMAN E-75
- Registry model: [Boeing E75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75) (registry code 1380120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 75-8469
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 47; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19850602027639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850602027639A), Jun 2, 1985: Boeing E75, Lake Odessa, MI, Substantial damage. Aircraft veered after touchdown into area of soft dirt and nosed down. Dirt found around main gear.

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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