# NTSB IAD76DIA01: Sopwith PUP, N1612U, Bealeton, VA, August 3, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 3, 1975
- Place: Bealeton, VA · BEALETON, VA
- Location: 38.5830° N, 77.7788° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bealeton, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5830&lon=-77.7788&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 17, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150085
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76DIA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DIA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2558   75/8/3    BEALETON,VA         SOPWITH PUP         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 9809
        TIME - 1800                    N1612U              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING CIRCUS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEALETON,VA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          HAZE                                                      90
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          225                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT MUSHED INTO TREES.OAT 90 DEG F.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1612U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1612U-2017-10-28), registration cancelled 2017-10-28, S/N 1917 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOPWITH PUP
- Registry model: [Bevins SOPWITH PUP](https://openairdocs.org/model/bevins-sopwith-pup) (registry code 3630906) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Kinner B5 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-b5-series) (registry code 37501, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Flying Circus

## 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 19750803023609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750803023609A), Aug 3, 1975: Amtr 3630906, Bealeton, VA, Substantial damage. Acft mushed into trees.OAT 90 deg f.

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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