Accident: Boeing A75N1(PT17)
Nov 27, 2015 · Farmington, DE
NTSB numberERA16CA057Event id20151203X75717
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 3
- Uninjured
Probable cause
Both pilots' failure to maintain visual separation during landing at non-towered airport. Contributing to the accident was the Mooney pilot's lack of prompt evasive action once the biplane had been spotted on the same runway. Both pilots' failure to maintain visual separation during landing at an uncontrolled airport. Contributing to the accident was the Mooney pilot's lack of prompt evasive action once the biplane had been spotted on the same runway. In addition, the biplane pilots failure to ensure a clear runway.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved (2)
- Aircraft
- Boeing A75N1(PT17)
- Registration
- N53488
- Year built
- 1942
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Landing-landing roll Ground collision
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20J
- Registration
- N201HK
- Year built
- 1977
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Landing-landing roll Ground collision
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Delaware Coastal Airport (GED)15 nm (28 km) south-east
- Dover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base (DOV)18 nm (34 km) north
- Easton Airport / Newnam Field (ESN)22 nm (40 km) west
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