- Date
- August 24, 1973
- Place
- Palm Bch Gdns, FL · PALM BCH GDNS, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N55982Boeing PT-17
- Status
- Completed · report March 7, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730824042129A
- Case key
- 188755
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3991 73/8/24 PALM BCH GDNS,FLA BOEING PT-17 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 516 TIME - 1300 N55982 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PALM BEACH GARDEN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FT LAUDERDALE,FLA FT PIERCE,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT TAXIWAY REMARKS- DIRT TAXIWAY E SIDE PARALLEL TO RWY USED BY TRUCKS AREA SOFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N55982
- Reported as
- Boeing PT-17
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Palm Beach Garden
N55982Registered now · Boeing A75N1(PT17)Airframe modelBoeing A75N1(PT17)Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N55982 · 1
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