# Accident 19820731033659A: Boeing PT17, Hamlin, ME, July 31, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1982, 09:30 local time
- Place: Hamlin, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 47.0659° N, 67.7939° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hamlin, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0659&lon=-67.7939&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1344M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1344M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing E75 (registry code 1380120, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680-4P-B4 (registry code 41542, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680-4p-b4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING PT17
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 768 total, 154 in this make and model, 94 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82DNC12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DNC12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820731033659A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO OUT CLIMB RISING TERRAIN EN ROUTE TO AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION SITE.

## 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 NYC82DNC12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DNC12), Jul 31, 1982: Boeing PT-17 (N1344M), Hamlin, ME, 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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