# Accident 20101017051059A: Boeing A75N1(PT17), Fayetteville, WV, October 17, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 2010, 18:30 local time
- Place: Fayetteville, WV
- Airport: Fayette Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0228° N, 81.1186° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0228&lon=-81.1186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55464, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55464) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1(PT17)
- Reported engine: P&W R-985 SERIES
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101017051059A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ABORTED THE TAKEOFF.  THE PILOT THEN REINITIATED THE TAKEOFF; RAN OUT OF RUNWAY AND ABORTED ONCE MORE. THE PILOT THEN REINITIATED TAKEOFF ONCE AGAIN TO AVOID COLLISION WIT A FENCE AND BECOMING AIRBORNE.  THE AIRCARFT WAS UNABLE TO SUFFICIENTLY CLIMB .  THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A DIRT PILE IN A FIELD ACROSS FROM THE AIRPORT.

## 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 ERA11CA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA035), Oct 17, 2010: Boeing PT17 (N55464), Fayetteville, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.

## Other reports on N55464 (3)

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

- [Accident 20241118019489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241118019489A), Nov 18, 2024: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (N55464), Huntington, WV, Substantial damage. Aircraft [privacy data omitted]was flying over Huntington WV, when the pilot noticed black smoke and the engine proceeded to stop running. The pilot looked for…
- [Accident 19920620021249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920620021249A), Jun 20, 1992: Boeing A75N1 (N55464), Dunn, NC, Substantial damage. Left wing collided with power pole on a go around at Private strip.
- [Incident 19900704034879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900704034879I), Jul 4, 1990: Boeing A75N1 (N55464), Moneta, VA, Minor damage. Lost control on landing. Applied rudder and horn broke. Veered off runway and flipped inverted.

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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