Boeing A-75-N1 (STEARMAN) accident near Tooele, Utah, July 26, 1999
On July 26, 1999 at about 6:00 pm local time, a Boeing A-75-N1 (STEARMAN), registered N56772, was substantially damaged in an accident near Tooele, Utah (Bolinder Field-Tooele Val). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The failure of the right main landing gear tire's inner tube, and the subsequent inadvertent ground loop by the pilot.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 26, 1999 · about 6:00 pm local time
- Place
- Tooele, Utah · Bolinder Field-Tooele Val · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Boeing A-75-N1 (STEARMAN) A-75-N1 (S · all A-75-N1 (STEARMAN)s on the register
- Registration
- N56772 · registry record · serial 75-2451
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
While performing a main wheel landing on runway 34, the pilot said that the airplane bounced once, and then 'swerved right.' He said that he applied a 'strong correction to the left to bring the airplane's nose back to the centerline.' The airplane subsequently ground looped to the left. Postaccident examination of the right main tire disclosed that its inner tube had failed.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 21,525 hours in all; 48 in the last 90 days; 21 in the last 30 days; 13,500 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 8,600 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, December 4, 1998; 110 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,200 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: P&W R-985 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: EKO Elko NV at 4:00 pm
- Destination: TVY
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 34, 5,498 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 340° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 100 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 81°F (27°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N56772 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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