# Accident 20010909025029A: Boeing PT17, Aurora, CO, September 9, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2001, 09:00 local time
- Place: Aurora, CO
- Airport: Aurora Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7509° N, 104.5997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7509&lon=-104.5997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1259V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1259V-2024-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680E series (registry code 41545, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680e-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING PT17
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010909025029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STEARMAN PT-17 N1259V FLOWN BY SPENCER B. MAMBER WAS RETURNING FROM A ONE HOUR SIGHT-SEEING RIDE WITH ADAM M. CORNS. MR. MAMBER SET UP FOR A NORMAL LANDING ON RUNWAY 14 AT AURORA AIRPARK. THE STEARMAN TOUCHED DOWN IN A TAIL LOW POSITION BUT NOT A THREE POINT LANDING AND BEGAN TO DRIFT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. MR. MAMBER ADDED POWER FOR A GO-AROUND AND CONTINUED TO DRIFT OFF THE EAST SIDE OF RUNWAY 14 IN GROUND EFFECT TOUCHING DOWN ONCE ON THE MAIN WHEELS AND BOUNCING BACK INTO GROUND EFFECT. HE THEN CONTINUED IN GROUND EFFECT FOR APPROXIMATELY .5 SM IN A SLOW ARC TO THE LEFT WHERE HE MANAGED TO FLY UNDER A SMALL SET OF POWERLINES, OVER A DIRT ROAD, THEN MAKING CONTACT WITH THE LEFT LOWER WING ON A GUIDE WIRE FOR A POWER POLE ON A DIFFERENT SET OF POWERLINES. THE STEARMAN SPUN HORIZONTALLY TO THE LEFT COMING TO REST IN A WHEAT FIELD.

## 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 DEN01LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA159), Sep 9, 2001: Boeing A75N1 (PT17) (N1259V), Watkins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the guy wire.

## Other reports on N1259V (1)

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

- [Incident 19920405011459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920405011459I), Apr 5, 1992: Boeing A75N1 (N1259V), Denver, CO, Minor damage. As pilot landed a wind gust caught aircraft. Right wing tip scraped runway.

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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