Boeing Stearman B75N1 N450GC
2 July 1997 · Locust Grove, Georgia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 2 July 1997 at about 13:35 local time, a Boeing Stearman B75N1 registered N450GC was involved in an accident near Locust Grove, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 13:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Locust Grove, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mallards Landing (GA04)
- Coordinates
- 33.3403, -84.0998
- Aircraft
- Boeing Stearman B75N1
- Registration
- N450GC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL97FA095
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The inadvertent stall encountered by the pilot after experiencing an in-flight cylinder head separation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
After takeoff, a witness observed a puff of black smoke coming from the engine. Shortly thereafter, the airplane nosed down and descended rapidly. During the on-site examination of the engine, it was observed that the #6 cylinder head was separated from the engine. Metallurgical testing on the cylinder head revealed that the fracture was indicative of high temperature separation or overstress.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing Stearman B75N1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Mar 1997 | Boeing Stearman B75N1 | Victorville, California, United States | KEN McCullough | No injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1997 | Boeing Stearman B75N1 | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | Wolfgang G. Yagen | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1999 | Boeing Stearman B75N1 | Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 2000 | Boeing Stearman B75N1 | Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 2001 | Boeing Stearman B75N1 | Carbondale, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 2022 | Boeing (Stearman) B75N1 | Harvard, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 1997 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Augusta, Georgia, United States | Edwin A. Deas | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1997 | Cessna 310K | Bainbridge, Georgia, United States | Pierce M Godwin | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1997 | Cessna 152 | MacOn, Georgia, United States | Southeastern School of Aero. | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 May 1997 | Cessna 150K | Ball Ground, Georgia, United States | Firefox Aviation, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1997 | Cessna 172M | Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States | The Flight School | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1997 | Kolb FIRESTAR-II | Albany, Georgia, United States | Ronald Barthelemy | Serious injuries | - |