# Incident 20190718012049I: Boeing A75N1(PT17), Paris, TX, July 18, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2019, 20:30 local time
- Place: Paris, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6609° N, 95.5555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paris, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6609&lon=-95.5555&mi=10
- Aircraft: N373VU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N373VU-2023-02-04) (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: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190718012049I

## Narrative

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

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 20200905012739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200905012739A), Sep 5, 2020: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (N373VU), Henderson, TX, Substantial damage. On 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.…

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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