# NTSB FTW74FPG46: Stearman PT-17, N6904, Little Rock, AR, January 31, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 31, 1974
- Place: Little Rock, AR · LITTLE ROCK, AR
- Location: 34.7465° N, 92.2896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Little Rock, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7465&lon=-92.2896&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187237
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74FPG46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPG46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0029  74/1/31  NR.LITTLE ROCK,ARK    STEARMAN PT-17      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 51, 72 TOTAL
        TIME - 1535                    N6904               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILLIAMS CORNER,ARK         PINE BLUFF,ARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- ENG PWR LOSS DRG TKOF. PLT CONT FLT,MADE LOW PASS FOR MOVIE CREW,THEN ATTMPT LDG & HIT BRIDGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6904](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6904), registered now, S/N 75-2446, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STEARMAN PT-17
- Registry model: [Boeing PT-17](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-pt-17) (registry code 1380136) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (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 19740131001359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740131001359A), Jan 31, 1974: Boeing PT17, Little Rock, AR, Substantial damage. Eng pwr loss drg tkof. Plt cont flt,made low pass for movie crew,then attmpt ldg & hit bridge.

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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