# Incident 19860831047221I: Boeing PT17, Stroudsburg, PA, August 31, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1986, 13:00 local time
- Place: Stroudsburg, PA
- Airport: Birchwood
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9832° N, 75.1943° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stroudsburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9832&lon=-75.1943&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74188 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING PT17
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 46 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860831047221I

## Narrative

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

TOWING GLIDER, FAILED TO SEE OPPOSING TRAFFIC A 172. N8446X TURNED OFF BUT N74188 STRUCK HIS LEFT STABILIZER.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N8446X, Cessna 172: [Incident 19860831047222I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860831047222I)

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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