# NTSB NYC72FIA03: Stearman PT-17, N53414, Bealeton, VA, August 14, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1971
- Place: Bealeton, VA · BEALETON, VA
- Location: 38.5830° N, 77.7788° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bealeton, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5830&lon=-77.7788&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 18, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163640
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FIA03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FIA03

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4367  71/8/14    BEALTON,VA          STEARMAN PT-17      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1530
        TIME - 1715                    N9486H              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1150 IN
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  2                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING CIRCUS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         BEALTON,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4367  71/8/14    BEALETON,VA         STEARMAN PT-17      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1715                    N53414              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  46, 18200 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            533 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING CIRCUS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CAMBRIDGE,MD                BEALETON,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- BOTH ACFT TAXYING TO TIEDOWN AREA. UNCONTROLLED ARPT ON ROLLING TERRAIN.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N53414](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53414), registered now, S/N 75-773, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STEARMAN PT-17
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1(PT17)](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (registry code 1380134) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Flying Circus

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: N9486H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: STEARMAN PT-17
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Flying Circus

## Other investigations on N53414 (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 FTW69D0101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0101), Jul 6, 1968: Boeing A75 (N53414), Walnut Ridge, AR, 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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