# Accident 20060809016429A: Seales PT2B, Crestview, FL, August 9, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2006, 18:30 local time
- Place: Crestview, FL
- Airport: Bob Sikes Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7783° N, 86.5256° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7783&lon=-86.5256&mi=10
- Aircraft: N333PT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N333PT-2013-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Seales Frankie Paul PT 2 B (registry code 056183G, https://openairdocs.org/model/seales-frankie-paul-pt-2-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SEALES PT2B
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 0 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060809016429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 17 AT CRESTVIEW, FLORIDA (CEW), AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A NON-RECOVERABLE LEFT HAND TURN. AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES AND POWERLINE BEFORE IMPACTING THE GROUND AND SUBSEQUENTLY CATCHING ON FIRE AND DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT. PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES, WHILE THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES.

## 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 ANC06LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA113), Aug 9, 2006: Seales Protech PT-2B (N333PT), Crestview, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to correct for torque/p-factor during takeoff initial climb, which resulted in a loss of control and a collision with trees and a power line. Factors contributing to the accident…

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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