# Accident 19850427017629A: Boeing PT17, Aurora, CO, April 27, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1985, 13:00 local time
- Place: Aurora, CO
- Airport: Front Range
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7405° N, 104.7795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7405&lon=-104.7795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N555JW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N555JW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing E75 (registry code 1380120, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING PT17
- Reported engine: CONT W670K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850427017629A

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOPED DURING INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. RIGHT MAIN GEAR FOLDED.

## 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 DEN85LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA121), Apr 27, 1985: Boeing PT 17 (N555JW), Aurora, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N555JW (1)

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

- [Accident 19890603014049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890603014049A), Jun 3, 1989: Boeing PT17 (N555JW), Meeker, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Severe turbulence began while circling to land from nearby storm. Stalled and spun in.

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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