# Accident 19730824042129A: Boeing A75N1, Palm Bch Gdns, FL, August 24, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1973
- Place: Palm Bch Gdns, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach Garden
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 26.8234° N, 80.1387° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palm Beach Gardens, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8234&lon=-80.1387&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55982, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55982) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 516 total, 44 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74DKT15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKT15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730824042129A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DIRT TAXIWAY E SIDE PARALLEL TO RWY USED BY TRUCKS AREA SOFT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA74DKT15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKT15), Aug 24, 1973: Boeing PT-17 (N55982), Palm Bch Gdns, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N55982 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19920808029849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920808029849A), Aug 8, 1992: Boeing A75N1 (N55982), St Paul, MN, Substantial damage. Nosed over on landing. Passenger may have hit brakes. Non approved BT13 brakes were installed. Not approved for A75
- [Incident 19910622029479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910622029479I), Jun 22, 1991: Boeing A75N1 (N55982), Hibbing, MN, Minor damage. Pilot landed on highway due to low fuel. Hit a powerline on approach. Took off and flew to nearby airport.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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