- Date
- July 9, 1982, 20:30 local (Jul 10, 1982, 04:30 UTC)
- Place
- Madera, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6201Boeing N2S-1-A-75A
- Weather
- Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 9, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820709032929A
- Case key
- 71528
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot was on a flight to practice aerial application maneuvers. He reported that while landing, he applied excessive brake pressure and the plane nosed over on its back.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6201
- Reported as
- Boeing N2S-1-A-75A (N2S-1-A-75)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 75 1161
- Airframe hours
- 4,815
- Engine
- P&W R-985, 685 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- R.P. Posters
- Registered owner
- R.P. Posters
- Departed
- Madera, CA
- Destination
- Madera, CA
- Airport
- Madero, runway 9, 3,500 × 0 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 272 total · 14 in this make and model · 245 as pilot in command · 72 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6201 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.