# NTSB DEN72FQA27: Stearman E75, N4931N, Albuquerque, NM, January 16, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 16, 1972
- Place: Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165229
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN72FQA27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72FQA27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0272  72/1/16    ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX   STEARMAN E75        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1420                    N4931N              PX-  0  0  0  TOWING GLIDERS            AGE 33, 2105 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            50 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALAMEDA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- FUEL LINE TO ACLTR PUMP CLOGGED. ENG LOST PWR AT LOW ALT. UN REACH RWY,LNDD IN ROUGH AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4931N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4931N), registered now, S/N 75-8770 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STEARMAN E75
- Registry model: [Boeing E75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75) (registry code 1380120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Alameda

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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