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SEA91LA129

1991-06-08 · AURORA, Oregon, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 3S2

Current FAA registration · N1067N

Make / Model
BOEING E75
Engine
LYCOMING R680 (215 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19910504
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A01E58

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

AN IMPROPERLY ADJUSTED CARBURETOR AND IMPROPER MAINTENANCE. FACTORS INCLUDE AN EARTHEN BERM WHICH THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK DURING THE LANDING ROLL.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT OF THE BOEING, STEARMAN, E-75 WAS AT LOW ALTITUDE ON FINAL APPROACH WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO TOUCHDOWN SAFELY IN A FIELD JUST SHORT OF THE RUNWAY, BUT THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER WHEN THE LEFT LANDING GEAR HIT A TWO FOOT HIGH EMBANKMENT. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH WAS BEING FLOWN FOR THE FIRST TIME AFTER RESTORATION, WAS RUNNING RICH. HE SAID THAT WHEN HE MOVED THE THROTTLE FORWARD, OUT OF IDLE, THE ENGINE 'LOADED UP' AND QUIT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1991_SEA91LA129.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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