# NTSB MIA02LA150: Boeing E75, N1242V, Leesburg, FL, July 28, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 28, 2002, 13:00 local (17:00 UTC) - Place: Leesburg, FL - Coordinates: 28.7975, -81.935836 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7975&lon=-81.9358&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor - Status: Completed, report April 1, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 55493 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA02LA150 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/55493/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=55493 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA150 ## Probable cause Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons during takeoff, resulting in the airplane colliding with the ground and nosing over during the subsequent forced landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power, takeoff - initial climb - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause) - Forced landing, descent - emergency - In flight collision with terrain/water, emergency descent/landing - terrain condition - ground - Nose over, emergency landing after takeoff ## Analysis The pilot stated to an FAA inspector that he was taking off from a private airport and during the initial climb, while at an altitude of about 100 feet, the engine coughed, sputtered, and started to cease operating. He said he turned the airplane to the right to avoid a tree while executing an emergency landing, and in the process, the right wing tip and landing gear contacted the ground causing the airplane to cartwheel. He said that the engine then "dug in", flipping the airplane on its back, and leaking fuel contacted the exhaust, starting a fire, which destroyed the airplane. An FAA inspector examined the accident airplace and said that he could not find anything that may have caused the engine problem. ## Factual narrative On July 28, 2002, about 1300 eastern daylight time, a Boeing E75, N1242V, registered to Cordes Aircraft, and operated as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, burned in a field following an attempted emergency landing. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The commercial-rated pilot and one pilot-rated passenger received minor injuries, and the airplane was destroyed. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. The pilot stated to an FAA inspector that he was taking off from a private airport near Leesburg, Florida, and during the initial climb, while at an altitude of about 100 feet, the engine coughed, sputtered, and started to cease operating. He said he turned the airplane to the right to avoid a tree while executing an emergency landing, and in the process, the right wing tip and landing gear contacted the ground causing the airplane to cartwheel. He said that the engine then "dug in", flipping the airplane on its back, and leaking fuel contacted the exhaust, starting a fire, which destroyed the airplane. On August 15, 2002, an FAA inspector examined the accident airplane at the pilot/owner's facility and noted that there had been extensive fire damage to the airframe, the flight controls, and the engine. The inspector stated that during his examination he could not find anything obvious that may have caused the engine problem. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1242V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1242V-2020-08-19), registration cancelled 2020-08-19, S/N 75-5219, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Boeing E75 - Registry model: [Boeing E75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75) (registry code 1380120) (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: 75-5219 - Engines: Teledyne Continental 220 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Destroyed - Fire: On-Ground - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Cordes Aircraft - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Aerobatic - Departed: Leesburg, FL - Airport: Flying Baron Estates ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 59; injuries: minor; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review January 1, 2002; seat: rear; flight hours: 23,000 total, 120 in this make and model, 21,900 as pilot in command, 120 in the last 90 days, 34 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours - Check pilot; age 63; injuries: minor; commercial, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane, helicopter; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review April 1, 2002; seat: front; flight hours: 6,500 total, 400 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 110° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 90 °F, dew point 75 °F - Altimeter: 30.14 inHg - Observed at: LEE, 5 nm away ## 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 20020728032219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020728032219A), Jul 28, 2002: Boeing E75, Leesburg, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot's statement: re: N1242V, 1941 stearman, on 7/28/02 @ approx 1PM, departing a private grass strip sw of lee: on take-off at approximately 100 feet… ## Other investigations on N1242V (1) 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 MIA72DKT52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DKT52), Feb 6, 1972: Boeing A75 (N1242V), Belle Glade, FL, substantial damage ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 12, 2002, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=55493. 644 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 452 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40464621&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Reports from Federal Agencies: FAA Inspector's Statement (item 2, .PDF, 193 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40464622&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Reports%20from%20Federal%20Agencies%3A%20FAA%20Inspector%27s%20Statement-Master.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.