Stearman D75 accident near Taylor, TX
On May 28, 2005, a Stearman D75 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Taylor, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- May 28, 2005
- Place
- Taylor, TX
- Aircraft
- Stearman D75 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 30.573°N, 97.443°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050602X00707
NTSB summary
On May 28, 2005, approximately 1620 central daylight time, a single-engine Stearman D75 bi-plane, N56259, was destroyed when it impacted terrain following an in-flight collision with an unmarked power line while maneuvering near Taylor, Texas. The private pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was fatally injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The local flight originated from the pilot's private strip near Taylor, Texas, at an unknown time. Multiple witnesses located in the vicinity of the accident site provided written statements. Below is a summary of their observations: The first witness, who was located at the back of his house said, "he saw the plane flying low and hit power lines, he [the plane] tried to pull up with wires attached to the plane." The witness further stated, that the plane flew over the gazebo and crashed into a field. A second witness, stated that she observed the airplane coming at them from the east, "he [the plane] was low and clipped a power line." "The plane started to come apart over my head, with the power-line attached." The witness stated that the airplane tried to to pull-up and "caught or clipped" the trees around a gazebo building. The airplane "crashed about 150 yards behind us." A third witness sitting at a table facing northeast, stated he saw an airplane heading southwest. "The plane hit both wires on the power line, crossed overhead and crashed close to the railroad track
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from an unmarked transmission line. A contributing factor was low altitude selected by the pilot.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
