# Accident 19790605015049A: Boeing PT17, Indianapolis, IN, June 5, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1979, 20:00 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Speedway
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7994° N, 86.3563° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Speedway Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7994&lon=-86.3563&mi=10
- Aircraft: N469RH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N469RH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680 (registry code 41540, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING PT17
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,115 total, 350 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEX28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEX28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790605015049A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED AFTER A ROLL HAD BEEN COMPLETED AND A SECOND ONE ATTEMPTED AT LOW ALTITUDE.

## 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 CHI79FEX28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEX28), Jun 5, 1979: Boeing A75N1 (N469RH), Indianapolis, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N469RH (3)

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

- [Accident 20100626038159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100626038159A), Jun 26, 2010: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (N469RH), Indianapolis, IN, Substantial damage. On June 26, 2010 while landing at Eagle Creek Airport in Indianapolis, Indiana aircraft N469RH, a Boeing (PT-17), serial number 75-2252 departed the east side…
- [Incident 20060813020789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060813020789I), Aug 13, 2006: Boeing A75N1 (N469RH), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft landed at Eagle Creek air park on runway 3. Pilot-in-command (PIC)(back seat) transferred control of the aircraft to the front seat passenger,…
- [Incident 20040526013639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040526013639I), May 26, 2004: Boeing A75N1 (N469RH), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. (-23) Flight was for sales demonstration. Owner [privacy data omitted] briefed he would do take off and landing. On landing approach waived to second pilot…

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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