# NTSB LAX67D0404: Stearman C3-R, N8840, Ducor, CA, April 13, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 13, 1967
- Place: Ducor, CA · DUCOR, CA
- Location: 35.8927° N, 119.0470° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ducor, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8927&lon=-119.0470&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 1, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117560
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67D0404
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0404

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1165  67/4/13    DUCOR, CALIF        STEARMAN C3-R       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 311
        TIME - 1430                    N8840               PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        REMARKS- PLT FAILED TO USE FULL THROTTLE. ACFT RAN INTO GRAIN FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8840](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8840), registered now, S/N 5003, built 1929 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STEARMAN C3-R
- Registry model: [Stearman C3-R](https://openairdocs.org/model/stearman-c3-r) (registry code 8560208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright 760A B D E&ET](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-760a-b-d-e-et) (registry code 67009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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