# NTSB FTW79FRJ52: Boeing PT-17, N63804, Shreveport, LA, September 13, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 13, 1979
- Place: Shreveport, LA · SHREVEPORT, LA
- Location: 32.5252° N, 93.7502° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shreveport, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5252&lon=-93.7502&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 9, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133925
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FRJ52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRJ52

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2193  79/9/13    SHREVEPORT,LA       BOEING PT-17        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 20000
        TIME - 1210                    N63804              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 8000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NAYLOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHREVEPORT,LA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  203                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N63804](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63804), registered now, S/N 75-825, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING PT-17
- Registry model: [Boeing PT-17](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-pt-17) (registry code 1380136) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Naylor

## 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 19790913023299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790913023299A), Sep 13, 1979: Boeing PT17, Shreveport, LA, Substantial damage. Landing gear collapsed on landing roll. Found fatigue cracks.

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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