Boeing Stearman E75L300 N65BH
17 August 2002 · Fostoria, Ohio, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 17 August 2002 at about 16:30 local time, a Boeing Stearman E75L300 registered N65BH was involved in an accident near Fostoria, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fostoria, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fostoria (FZI)
- Coordinates
- 41.1906, -83.3944
- Aircraft
- Boeing Stearman E75L300
- Registration
- N65BH
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fostoria → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- IAD02LA087
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
A missing flight control sealed bearing, which resulted in a loss of control in flight.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
After a short field take-off, the airplane began to climb. When it reached the end of the runway, at 100 feet above the ground, it started a 10- to15-degree bank turn to the left. It simultaneously pitched up, slowed down and stalled, and the left wing and nose pitched down toward the ground. The wings then began to level, and the airplane appeared to be recovering from the dive when it struck the ground in a flat attitude. Post-accident examination revealed that the sealed bearing that connected the front seat control column to the aileron/elevator push-pull tube was missing. The airplane had recently undergone an annual maintenance inspection.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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