# Accident 19890603014049A: Boeing PT17, Meeker, CO, June 3, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1989, 12:40 local time
- Place: Meeker, CO
- Airport: Meeker Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0509° N, 107.8910° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0509&lon=-107.8910&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 W6706N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 652 total, 352 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890603014049A

## Narrative

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

SEVERE TURBULENCE BEGAN WHILE CIRCLING TO LAND FROM NEARBY STORM. STALLED AND SPUN IN.

## 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 DEN89FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA131), Jun 3, 1989: Boeing PT-17 (N555JW), Meeker, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE INADVERTENT STALL-SPIN AT AN ALTITUDE INSUFFICIENT TO EFFECT A SAFE RECOVERY. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS INCLUDE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND WIND SHEAR.

## Other reports on N555JW (1)

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

- [Accident 19850427017629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850427017629A), Apr 27, 1985: Boeing PT17 (N555JW), Aurora, CO, Substantial damage. Ground looped during instructional flight. Right main gear folded.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.