# NTSB MIA74DKT15: Boeing PT-17, N55982, Palm Bch Gdns, FL, August 24, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1973
- Place: Palm Bch Gdns, FL · PALM BCH GDNS, FL
- Location: 26.8234° N, 80.1387° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palm Beach Gardens, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8234&lon=-80.1387&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 7, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188755
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DKT15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKT15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3991  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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55982), registered now, S/N 75-110 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING PT-17
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1(PT17)](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (registry code 1380134) (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: Palm Beach Garden

## 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 19730824042129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730824042129A), Aug 24, 1973: Boeing A75N1, Palm Bch Gdns, FL, Substantial damage. Dirt taxiway e side parallel to rwy used by trucks area soft.

## Other investigations on N55982 (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 CHI92LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA235), Aug 8, 1992: Boeing A75N1 (N55982), St. Paul, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INATTENTIVENESS AND IMPROPER USE OF THE AIRPLANES BRAKES. A FACTOR WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE INCORRECT BRAKE SYSTEM INSTALLED ON THE AIRPLANE.

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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