NTSB CEN22LA393 — 2022-08-24 · Harvard, Illinois, United States

Current FAA registration · N66417

Make / Model: BOEING B75N1
Year of manufacture: 1942 · 80 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR W670 SERIES (250 hp)
Seats / Engines: 2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19700608
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A8C5B0

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N66417 Boeing (Stearman) B75N1 None

Probable cause & findings

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during take-off, which resulted in a collision with crop and terrain.

Factual narrative

The pilot reported that, just after take-off and while conducting the after-take-off checklist, the airplane drifted to the right and the right wing struck in a corn field. The airplane subsequently nosed over and came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing, vertical stabilizer, and rudder. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

— Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Directional control-Not attained/maintained

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2022_CEN22LA393.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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