# Accident 20110814017709A: Boeing A75N1(PT17), Fabens, TX, August 14, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2011, 11:00 local time
- Place: Fabens, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5094° N, 106.1414° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5094&lon=-106.1414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53473, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53473) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1(PT17)
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR W670 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 80 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA578](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA578) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110814017709A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 14, 2011 AT 1100 MDT A BOEING PT-17, N43573 IMPACTED THE GROUND 1/2 MILE FROM THE FABENS AIRPORT, FABENS, TEXAS, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT FABENS, TEXAS ON AUGUST 14, 2011 AT 1100 MDT.

## 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 CEN11LA578](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA578), Aug 14, 2011: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (N53473), Fabens, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to continue the high density altitude takeoff with reduced engine power and his decision to initiate a turn back to the runway with insufficient airspeed, which resulted in an…

## Other reports on N53473 (1)

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

- [Incident 19781229020699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781229020699I), Dec 29, 1978: Boeing A75N1 (N53473), Clermont, FL, Minor damage. Airplane damaged during precautionary landing on a clay road. Pilot was concerned about deteriorating weather.

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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