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| Date: | Sunday 21 June 1992 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing-Stearman D75N1 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N53232 |
| MSN: | 75-3843 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4760 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental W670-6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Stockbridge, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (NONE) |
| (NONE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING A DOWNWIND LANDING ON RUNWAY 18 AT THE PRIVATE SOD AIRFIELD. AFTER PASSING OVER APPROXIMATELY HALF OF THE 1800 FOOT RUNWAY AND NOT TOUCHING DOWN, HE ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND. THE AIRCCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR THE TREES OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, CONTACTED THE TREES, AND CRASHED INTO THE TERRAIN. RUNWAY 18 AT THE AIRFIELD HAS APPROXIMATELY A 120 FOOT RISE FROM THE APPROACH END TO THE DEPARTURE END.
Probable Cause: THE IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR THE DOWNWIND CONDITION BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE IMPROPER IN FLIGHT PLANNING TO ATTEMPT A DOWNWIND LANDING ON THE SHORT RUNWAY WITH RISING TERRAIN BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL92LA128
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 June 1995 | N53232 | Private | 0 | Fayetteville, GA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 17:16 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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