# Accident 19870501012139A: Boeing PT17, Hampton, NH, May 1, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1987, 15:35 local time
- Place: Hampton, NH
- Airport: Hampton Airfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9613° N, 70.8302° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HAMPTON AIRFIELD (7B3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9613&lon=-70.8302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3993P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3993P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jones Peter M BOEING/JONES 75 (registry code 1380105, https://openairdocs.org/model/jones-peter-m-boeing-jones-75) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING PT17
- Reported engine: CONT W6706A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,140 total, 209 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870501012139A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES OFF END OF RUNWAY ON A GO AROUND.TREES TOO HIGH FOR SAFE USE OF RUNWAY ENVIRONMENT

## 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 NYC87LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA137), May 1, 1987: Stearman PT-17 (N3993P), Hampton, NH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3993P (2)

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

- [Accident 20120707018559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120707018559A), Jul 7, 2012: Jones Peter M (Boeing) BOEING/JONES 75 (B75) (N3993P), Bayport, NY, Substantial damage. Pilot started takeoff roll to the south, windsock was showing southwest wind. After rotation, aircraft was not climbing. Pilot decided to abort takeoff and put…
- [Accident 19850322010819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850322010819A), Mar 22, 1985: Boeing 75 (N3993P), Marston Mills, MA, Substantial damage. Landed long on a wet grass runway. Had no braking traction. Slid off the runway end, hit a pole and nosed over.

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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