# Accident 19740131001359A: Boeing PT17, Little Rock, AR, January 31, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1974
- Place: Little Rock, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 34.7465° N, 92.2896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Little Rock, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7465&lon=-92.2896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6904, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6904) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing PT-17 (registry code 1380136, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-pt-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING PT17
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 72 total, 72 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FPG46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPG46) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740131001359A

## Narrative

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

ENG PWR LOSS DRG TKOF. PLT CONT FLT,MADE LOW PASS FOR MOVIE CREW,THEN ATTMPT LDG & HIT BRIDGE.

## 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 FTW74FPG46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPG46), Jan 31, 1974: Stearman PT-17 (N6904), Little Rock, AR, substantial damage

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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