# NTSB FTW75DPD46: Fairchild PT-26, N53366, Justin, TX, June 15, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1975
- Place: Justin, TX · JUSTIN, TX
- Location: 33.1009° N, 97.3171° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Justin, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1009&lon=-97.3171&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 23, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148803
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DPD46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DPD46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1428  75/6/15    JUSTIN,TX           FAIRCHILD PT-26     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1600                    N53366              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  43, 15000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            112 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JUSTIN TIME
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JUSTIN,TX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N53366](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53366-2006-04-06), registration cancelled 2006-04-06, S/N FZ-314, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD PT-26
- Registry model: [Fairchild PT-26B](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-pt-26b) (registry code 3371626) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Fairchild 6-440 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/fairchild-6-440-series) (registry code 26003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Justin Time

## 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 19750615016509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750615016509A), Jun 15, 1975: Frchld PT26B, Justin, TX, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N53366 (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 CHI00LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA127), Apr 30, 2000: Fairchild PT-26B (N53366), Winn, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate fuel management. Factors to the accident were fuel starvation, the low altitude at the time of the loss of engine power, remedial action not possible by the pilot, and the…

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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