# NTSB CHI74DEV05: Boeing PT-17, N50054, Topeka, IL, July 28, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1973
- Place: Topeka, IL · TOPEKA, IL
- Location: 40.3304° N, 89.9306° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Topeka, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3304&lon=-89.9306&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 19, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189505
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74DEV05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEV05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2081  73/7/28    TOPEKA,ILL          BOEING PT-17        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1145                    N50054              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 31, 914 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            191 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAVANA,ILL                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  200                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- ARVD AT 2ND FLD HAD TO WAIT 20MIN FOR FLAGMAN.FUEL EX AT COMPLETION OF SPRAYING.SPRAYING MELONS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50054](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50054-1974-05-07), registration cancelled 1974-05-07, S/N 75-947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING PT-17
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1) (registry code 1380165) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730728023479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730728023479A), Jul 28, 1973: Boeing A75N1, Topeka, IL, Substantial damage. Arvd at 2nd fld had to wait 20MIN for flagman. Fuel ex at completion of spraying. Spraying melons.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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