# Accident 19760123001259A: Boeing PT17, Marias Pass, MT, January 23, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1976
- Place: Marias Pass, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Aircraft: N60131, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60131) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing PT-17 (registry code 1380136, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-pt-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs L4 /R755-7 (registry code 35003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-l4-r755-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING PT17
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 292 total, 36 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA76DTI19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DTI19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760123001259A

## Narrative

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

FORECAST HDWINDS & TURBC IN PASS.TKOF WHEN WINDS DIMINISHED.ENCOUNTERED TURBC & DOWNDRAFT.NO RADIO

## 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 SEA76DTI19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DTI19), Jan 23, 1976: Stearman PT-17 (N60131), Marias Pass, MT, 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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