- Date
- May 27, 1983, 12:40 local (19:40 UTC)
- Place
- Turner, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N56426Boeing Stearman A75N1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830527021759A
- Case key
- 39701
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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 acft nosed over during an emergency landing after an engine failure. The pilot stated that he had almost completed his spraying, when during a turn-around, the engine started to backfire. He dumped the remaining load and reduced power. The engine backfired and quit. The pilot landed, and during roll-out in soft terrain, the acft nosed over. The pilot stated that the #2 cylinder had split open.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N56426
- Reported as
- Boeing Stearman A75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 75-2322
- Airframe hours
- 7,856
- Engine
- P&W 985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Inland Air Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 1, 1982 · 64 hours before
- Departed
- 2WA9 · Huntsville, WA
- Destination
- Turner, WA
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
- 61
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 10,000 total · 3,000 in this make and model · 10,000 as pilot in command · 200 in the last 90 days · 50 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
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 N56426 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.