# Accident 19830907049659A: Boeing PT13D, Galesburg, IL, September 7, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1983, 16:00 local time
- Place: Galesburg, IL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9504° N, 90.3695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9504&lon=-90.3695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N620BD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N620BD-2008-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing PT-13D (registry code 1380122, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-pt-13d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680 (registry code 41540, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING PT13D
- Reported engine: LYC R680
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 282 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA420](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA420) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830907049659A

## Narrative

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

LEFT TIRE BLEW OUT ON LANDING.PILOT LOST CONTROL. TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED DAMAGING THE LEFT WING.

## 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 CHI83LA420](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA420), Sep 7, 1983: Boeing PT-13D (N620BD), Galesburg, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N620BD (1)

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

- [Accident 19870222079721A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870222079721A), Feb 22, 1987: Boeing PT13D (N620BD), Vacaville, CA, Substantial damage. Started takeoff run without checking runway. Struck Cessna 8070E from the rear that had aborted his takeoff run.

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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