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| Date: | Saturday 28 October 1989 |
| Time: | 18:00 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B75N |
| Owner/operator: | Herman Bayerdorffer |
| Registration: | N68972 |
| MSN: | 75-5066 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 68 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental W670-6A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Willimantic, ME -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Willimantic, ME |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE BOEING MODEL 75 STEARMAN WAS ON A LOCAL FLIGHT APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE FROM THE AIRPORT WHEN A POWER LOSS OCCURRED. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT FOR A DOWNWIND LANDING, HOWEVER HE WAS TOO HIGH. HE ENTERED AN INADVERTENT STALL CLEARING TREES WHILE DOING A SERIES OF TURNS AND SLIPS TO LOSE ALTITUDE FOR A LANDING. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT SHOWED THAT A BRASS FITTING FOR THE FUEL LINE INTO THE CARBURETOR WAS CRACKED AND HAD SEPARATED.
Probable Cause: AN INADVERTENT STALL CLEARING TREES DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A POWER LOSS DUE TO A FUEL LINE SEPARATING FROM THE CARBURETOR AND FUEL STARVATION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC90LA021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2024 18:39 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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