Accident Boeing-Stearman B75N1 N133R, Thursday 24 April 1997

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Date:	Thursday 24 April 1997
Time:	12:30 LT
Type:	Boeing-Stearman B75N1
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N133R
MSN:	75-6-81
Total airframe hrs:	66 hours
Engine model:	Continental W-670-6A
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Huntersville, NC - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	(NC05)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The pilot stated he had been flying out of the private airfield for about 15 years. He was making a full stop landing and forgot about a ditch that crossed the runway. During rollout, the airplane encountered the ditch and nosed over.

Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a visual lookout on landing rollout, resulting in an on-ground collision with a known obstacle (ditch) and subsequent nose over.

Accident investigation: