# NTSB FTW70DPD18: Stearman PT17, N4408N, Seymour, TX, May 29, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 29, 1970
- Place: Seymour, TX · SEYMOUR, TX
- Location: 33.5955° N, 99.2581° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seymour, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5955&lon=-99.2581&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 16, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123473
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70DPD18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70DPD18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2301  70/5/29  NR.SEYMOUR,TEX        STEARMAN PT17       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0610                    N4408N              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 27, 851 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            40 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         SEYMOUR,TEX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      73
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          210                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  840                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERRY
          KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4408N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4408N), registered now, S/N 75-7689, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STEARMAN PT17
- Registry model: [Boeing B75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b75n1) (registry code 1380144) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming R680](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680) (registry code 41540, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4408N (4)

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 CHI91LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA194), Jun 16, 1991: Boeing B75N1 (N4408N), Mundelein, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S NOT MAINTAINING VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED AIRPLANE.
- [NTSB CHI88FA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA183), Jul 31, 1988: Boeing B75N1 (N4408N), Wonder Lake, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN79FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA049), Jul 14, 1979: Stearman N2S (N4408N), Albuquerque, NM, minor damage, 1 fatal
- [NTSB DEN77FQA49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FQA49), Aug 19, 1977: Boeing B75N1 (N4408N), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage

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.

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