# Accident 20211002016619A: Boeing PT-17, Winnie, TX, October 2, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2021, 11:00 local time
- Place: Winnie, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8202° N, 94.3841° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8202&lon=-94.3841&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4106Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4106Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing PT-17 (registry code 1380136, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-pt-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING PT-17
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR W670 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 317 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211002016619A

## Narrative

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

THE PIC INFLUENCED BY THE ENCROACHMENT OF APPROACHING THUNDER STORMS, A FIELD, NORMALLY UTILIZED FOR THIS EVENT, WAS FLOODED, AND THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WHILE TOWING, IF CAUGHT IN THE STORM, SPURRED HIS DECISION TO FLY OUT, UTILIZING AN ALREADY BLOCKED OFF ROAD.

THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN WITH A ROLLING  TAKEOFF EVOLUTION WITH APPROXIMATELY 1400 FOOT DISTANCE. AS ROTATION SPEED WAS ACHIEVED A CROSS WIND DROVE THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SLOW FROM THE L/H MLG INTO THE SOFT MEDIAN MOMENTARILY. AFTER RECOVERY THE DECISION POINT HAD PAST AND TAKEOFF WAS EXECUTED. THE AIRCRAFT, STILL BEING EFFECTED BY THE R/H CROSSWIND DRIFTED LEFT AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE STREET LAMP WITH THE L/H MLG. THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO STRIKE THE SUSPENSION WIRES FOR THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND WAS DRAGGED DOWN, COMING TO REST ON TOP OF THE UPPER WING.

## 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 CEN22LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA003), Oct 2, 2021: Boeing PT-17 (N4106Y), Winnie, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to takeoff from a road with obstacles in his flight path and his failure to maintain control of the airplane when encountering changing winds from approaching thunderstorms which…

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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