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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing A75N1(PT17) · Paris, TX · July 18, 2019

Date: July 18, 2019 · 20:30 local
Place: Paris, TX
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N373VU
Reported as: Boeing A75N1(PT17)
Reported engine: Continental W670 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N373VURegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2023 · Boeing A75N1(PT17)S/N 75-970 Airframe modelBoeing A75N1(PT17)Engine modelContinental W670 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The incident pilot was flying his aircraft in the traffic pattern around the Paris, Texas airport (prx) when he experience an engine failure. The pilot elected to land in a pasture as he deemed he did not have enough altitude and airspeed to safely reach the airport. The stearman aircraft has a very poor glide ratio. The pilot landed safely in a pasture just across highway 271, 4,143 feet from the approach end of runway 35.

As the FAA filed it

THE INCIDENT PILOT WAS FLYING HIS AIRCRAFT IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AROUND THE PARIS, TEXAS AIRPORT (PRX) WHEN HE EXPERIENCE AN ENGINE FAILURE. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND IN A PASTURE AS HE DEEMED HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ALTITUDE AND AIRSPEED TO SAFELY REACH THE AIRPORT. THE STEARMAN AIRCRAFT HAS A VERY POOR GLIDE RATIO. THE PILOT LANDED SAFELY IN A PASTURE JUST ACROSS HIGHWAY 271, 4,143 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 35.

Other reports on N373VU · 1

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

Accident 20200905012739ATakeoff: Climb Out · Henderson, TXOn September 5, 2020, at about 1430 CST, N373VU, a Boeing stearman A75N1 (PT17), was involved in an accident in which the aircraft was substantially damaged. Both occupants, the pilot and his passenger, sustained minor injuries. N373VU was departing Rusk…Sep 5, 2020 · Substantial damage