Summary One person was killed in the 1943 Boeing-Stearman crash in Washington. The incident is under investigation by the FAA and National Transportation Safety Board. The Boeing-Stearman is noted as being a successful WWII American trainer A vintage, privately owned 1943 Boeing-Stearman biplane has crashed in Washington's Skamania County, killing one person.
While it is rare for commercial aircraft to crash, small single-engined aircraft and vintage aircraft crash with more regularity. In May, a fatal crash of a vintage British WWII Spitfire marred D-Day commemorations in the United Kingdom. The Boeing-Stearman is one of the most noted American trainers of WWII .
One dead in 1943 Boeing-Stearman crash According to a Facebook post by the Skamania County Sheriff's Office, the aircraft went down east of Sunset Falls Campground in Skamania County. The Skamania County Sheriff's Office's search and rescue teams worked with other organizations, including the Washington State Department of Transportation's Aviation Division, volunteers from the Volcano Rescue Team, a US Coast Guard air asset, and other organizations that responded to the incident. The Skamania County Sheriff's Office wrote , " Upon arrival of the search and rescue volunteers, they were able to make voice contact with a male subject, but could not see the downed aircraft.
The volunteers navigated down an extremely steep ravine, locating the pilot, identified as Christopher M. Paulson, 72, of Eatonville, Washington. P.