# NTSB NYC82DNC12: Boeing PT-17, N1344M, Hamlin, ME, July 31, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: July 31, 1982, 09:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place: Hamlin, ME
- Location: 47.0659° N, 67.7939° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hamlin, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0659&lon=-67.7939&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70945
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82DNC12
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70945/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DNC12

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, climb
  - weather condition - high density altitude (contributing factor)
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - altitude - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - load jettison - not performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT DEPARTED A PRIVATE STRIP WITH 150 GALLONS OF WATER MIXED WITH FUNGICIDE AND INSECTICIDE. AFTER TAKEOFF, HE TURNED AND BEGAN CLIMBING OVER RISING TERRAIN. THE TERRAIN SLOPED UPWARD FROM A RIVER, RISING ABOUT 400 FT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE FAILED TO OUT-CLIMB THE TERRAIN. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED IN A POTATOE FIELD NEAR THE TOP OF THE RIDGE AND OVERTURNED. REPORTEDLY, THE LOAD WAS NOT JETTISONED BEFORE IMPACT. THE TEMPERATURE AND ELEVATION WERE ABOUT 85 DEGREES AND 650 FT, RESPECTIVELY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1344M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1344M), registered now, S/N 758325, 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: [Lycoming R680-4P-B4](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680-4p-b4) (registry code 41542, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 758325
- Airframe hours: 8081
- Engines: P&W R-985 250 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 137
- Operator: Keith Mcdonald
- Registered owner: Keith Mcdonald
- Departed: HAMLIN, ME
- Destination: HAMLIN, ME

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 31; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 768 total, 150 in this make and model, 686 as pilot in command, 94 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Temperature: 185 °F

## 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 19820731033659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820731033659A), Jul 31, 1982: Boeing PT17, Hamlin, ME, Substantial damage. Aircraft was unable to out climb rising terrain en route to agricultural application site.

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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