Accident Boeing-Stearman B75N1 N75511, Saturday 4 October 1997

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Date:	Saturday 4 October 1997
Time:	16:00 LT
Type:	Boeing-Stearman B75N1
Owner/operator:	R&b Aerial Advertising
Registration:	N75511
MSN:	A-47
Total airframe hrs:	440 hours
Engine model:	Wright J6-7
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Cloverdale, IN - United States of America
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:

Probable Cause: the Boeing pilot failed to identify the Waco airplane on the runway before initiating a takeoff. Factors related to the accident were: the restricted forward visibility of both pilots due to the tailwheel configurations of both airplanes.

Accident investigation: