# Accident 19770809024649A: Boeing PT13D, Morgan Hill, CA, August 9, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1977
- Place: Morgan Hill, CA
- Airport: Morgan Hill
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 37.1325° N, 121.6419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgan Hill, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1325&lon=-121.6419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55520, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55520) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing PT-13D (registry code 1380122, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-pt-13d) (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 PT13D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,275 total, 75 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK77FVM21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FVM21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770809024649A

## Narrative

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

CARB AIR RESTRICTION DUE INJESTION OF ASBESTOS SEALING MATERIAL BROKEN FROM ALTERNATE AIR DUCTING

## 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 OAK77FVM21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FVM21), Aug 9, 1977: Boeing PT-13D (N55520), Morgan Hill, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N55520 (1)

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

- [Incident 19980406010929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980406010929I), Apr 6, 1998: Boeing PT13D (N55520), Siler City, NC, Minor damage. Narrative: at 1700 local on April 6, 1998, Mr. Bernard leewood landed his steerman at silver city airport. He proceeded to taxi into the ramp area and struck a…

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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