# NTSB MIA69F0327: Boeing PT-17, N52143, Jesup, GA, October 13, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 13, 1968
- Place: Jesup, GA · JESUP, GA
- Location: 31.5946° N, 81.8957° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jesup, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5946&lon=-81.8957&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 26, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201690
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69F0327
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0327-201690

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4705  68/10/13   JESUP,GA            BOEING PT-17        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 305
        TIME - 1700                    N52143              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JESUP-WAYNE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N52143](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52143), registered now, S/N 75-5172, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING PT-17
- Registry model: [Boeing E75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75) (registry code 1380120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental R670-SERIES series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-r670-series-series) (registry code 17016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jesup-Wayne

## Other investigations on N52143 (2)

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 IAD77FIA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FIA17), Jun 12, 1977: Boeing E75 (N52143), Midland, VA, substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD74FIA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FIA17), May 14, 1974: Boeing E75 (N52143), Manassas, VA, 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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