# Accident 19790913023299A: Boeing PT17, Shreveport, LA, September 13, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1979, 12:10 local time
- Place: Shreveport, LA
- Airport: Naylor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.3418° N, 93.6585° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Naylor Airport (LA56), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3418&lon=-93.6585&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63804, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63804) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing PT-17 (registry code 1380136, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-pt-17) (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 PT17
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 8,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FRJ52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRJ52) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790913023299A

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLL. FOUND FATIGUE CRACKS.

## 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 FTW79FRJ52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRJ52), Sep 13, 1979: Boeing PT-17 (N63804), Shreveport, LA, 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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