- Date
- May 12, 1977
- Place
- Cuba, NM · CUBA, NM
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N121RStearman E75
- Status
- Completed · report June 10, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770512010579A
- Case key
- 158311
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0895 77/5/12 CUBA,NM STEARMAN E75 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 6140 TIME - 1615 N121R PX- 0 0 1 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 2035 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WINSLOW,AZ ALBUQUERQUE,NM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 2000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 55 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- ENROUTE TO AIRSHOW.LANDED ON ROAD.WENT OFF ROAD TO AVOID COLLISION WITH AUTO THAT STOPPED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N121R
- Reported as
- Stearman E75
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N121RRegistered now · Boeing PT-13DAirframe modelBoeing PT-13DEngine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N121R · 1
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