# NTSB SEA77DYE22: Stearman A75N1, N5728N, Port Angeles, WA, April 29, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 29, 1977
- Place: Port Angeles, WA · PORT ANGELES, WA
- Location: 48.1192° N, 123.4481° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Angeles, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1192&lon=-123.4481&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 27, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147537
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77DYE22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYE22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1389  77/4/29  NR.PORT ANGELES,WA    STEARMAN A75N1      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2100                    N5728N              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 32, 2000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            10 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBANY,OR                   PORT ANGELES,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PILOT WAS NOT AWARE TAIL HAD TO BE RAISED TO FUEL TO CAPACITY. FUEL GAGE ERROR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5728N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5728N-2012-05-29), registration cancelled 2012-05-29, S/N 75-2606, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STEARMAN A75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1(PT17)](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (registry code 1380134) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19770429011549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770429011549A), Apr 29, 1977: Boeing B75N1, Port Angeles, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot was not aware tail had to be raised to fuel to capacity. Fuel gage error.

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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