# Accident 19910907038619A: Boeing PT17, Andover, NJ, September 7, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1991, 11:20 local time
- Place: Andover, NJ
- Airport: Trinca Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9668° N, 74.7802° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Trinca Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9668&lon=-74.7802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3721C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3721C-1991-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING PT17
- Reported engine: CONT W6706A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 358 total, 250 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91FA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA230) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910907038619A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE CUT OUT ON TAKEOFF. STALLED AND IMPACTED NEAR VERTICAL OFF END RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC91FA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA230), Sep 7, 1991: Boeing PT-17 (N3721C), Tranquility, NJ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON, AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHILE MANEUVERING TO LAND, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL. THE LACK OF ALTITUDE FOR A RECOVERY FROM…

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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