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Stearman B75N1 N75577

18 May 2019 · Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 18 May 2019 at about 14:30 local time, a Stearman B75N1 registered N75577 was involved in an accident near Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was 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 14:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States
Nearest airport
Bradford Rgnl (BFD)
Coordinates
41.8031, -78.6400
Aircraft
Stearman B75N1
Registration
N75577
Category
Airplane
Year built
1943
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Bradford → Bradford
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
GAA19CA292

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The passenger’s inadvertent brake application during landing, which resulted in a nose-over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, upon touchdown, the passenger seated in the front seat of the tandem-cockpit airplane "mistakenly applied full braking," and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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22 Jan 2020 Stearman B75N1
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13 Nov 1988 Stearman B75N1
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