# NTSB LAX83LVD01: Boeing A75, N56772, Ft. Bragg, CA, October 10, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: October 10, 1982, 13:50 local (20:50 UTC)
- Place: Ft. Bragg, CA
- Location: 39.4398° N, 123.8018° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Bragg, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4398&lon=-123.8018&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 10, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70773
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX83LVD01
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70773/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LVD01

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, go-around (vfr)
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - misjudged, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - go-around - initiated, pilot in command
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)
  - throttle/power control - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - object - wire,transmission (contributing factor)
  - object - fence (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS LONG AND FAST ON HIS LANDING APPROACH, SO HE DECIDED TO GO AROUND. DUE TO A NOISE SENSITIVITY PROBLEM IN THE AREA, HE ELECTED NOT TO USE FULL THROTTLE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE TOPS OF TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER HITTING THE TREES, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SETTLE, THEN HIT ADDITIONAL TREES, A FENCE AND TELEPHONE LINE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N56772](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56772), registered now, S/N 75-2451, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1(PT17)](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (registry code 1380134) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 75-2451
- Airframe hours: 8386
- Engines: P & W R-985 450 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Michael Marble
- Registered owner: Michael Marble
- Departed: FT. BRAGG, CA
- Destination: FT. BRAGG, CA
- Airport: Virgin Creek, runway 35, 1,000 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 44; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 986 total, 195 in this make and model, 840 as pilot in command, 6 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 90° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Temperature: 162 °F

## 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 19821010054449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821010054449A), Oct 10, 1982: Boeing A75N1, Ft Bragg, CA, Destroyed. Struck trees on go around. Crashed and burned. Failed to use full power on go around due noise abatement program.

## Other investigations on N56772 (2)

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.

- [NTSB DEN99LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA129), Jul 26, 1999: Boeing A-75-N1 (Stearman) (N56772), Tooele, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the right main landing gear tire's inner tube, and the subsequent inadvertent ground loop by the pilot.
- [NTSB OAK67F0012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67F0012), Apr 19, 1966: Stearman A75 (N56772), Robbins, CA, 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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