Boeing A-75N1 N48190

Summary

On 5 November 1994 at about 19:00 local time, a Boeing A-75N1 registered N48190 was involved in an accident near Sayville, New York, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

5 November 1994 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Sayville, New York, United States

Coordinates

40.8594, -73.0397

Aircraft

Boeing A-75N1

Registration

N48190

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bayport → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC95LA021

2 people died.

A loss of control in flight by the pilot(s) while maneuvering, with insufficient altitude for recovery.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE BOEING A-75N (STEARMAN PT-17) HAD TWO PILOTS ONBOARD. SEVERAL WITNESSES, BOTH ON THE GROUND AND IN FLIGHT, OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE MANEUVERING. THE GROUND WITNESSES REPORTED THE AIRPLANE COMPLETED A LOOP AND THEN STRUCK THE WATER IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. THE INFLIGHT WITNESS REPORTED THE AIRPLANE WAS IN A STEEP LEFT TURN, ENTERED A LEFT SPIN, RECOVERED, AND STRUCK THE WATER IN A NOSE LOW, WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THE UPPER WINGS WERE BENT FORWARD AND THE LOWER WINGS REARWARD. THE LANDING GEAR HAD SEPARATED AFT AND THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE PULLED OUT ON THE TOP AND BUCKLED ON THE BOTTOM. ALL FLIGHT CONTROL CABLES WERE ATTACHED AND THE ELEVATOR PUSH/PULL TUBE WAS FRACTURED A A BEND BEHIND THE COCKPIT. NO EVIDENCE OF A MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND WITH THE ENGINE OR AIRFRAME.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.