# NTSB Accident NYC03LA017
> **Boeing Stearman A75** · 2002-11-11 · Glade Spring, VA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC03LA017
- **Event ID:** 20021122X05509
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-11-11
- **Location:** Glade Spring, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.779724, -81.733612
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Boeing Stearman
- **Model:** A75
- **Registration:** N62897
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper in-flight decision to fly at an altitude that did not allow for successful completion of a forced landing, after the engine lost power for undetermined reason(s).  A factor was the unsuitable terrain.

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