- Date
- March 17, 1974
- Place
- Visalia, CA · VISALIA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N53089Stearman A75
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740317005599A
- Case key
- 186561
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0484 74/3/17 NR.VISALIA,CALIF STEARMAN A75 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 5537 TIME - 1300 N53089 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 245 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GALLAHER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VISALIA,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED REMARKS- FLUSHING HOPPER SYSTEM.PITOT SYS & A/S IND REMOVED BFOR FLT DUE MALFUNCTION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N53089
- Reported as
- Stearman A75
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gallaher
N53089Registration cancelled Dec 18, 2012 · Boeing A75Airframe modelBoeing A75Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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Other investigations on N53089 · 1
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