# NTSB SEA69F0133: Beech C-17B, N17074, Arlington, WA, November 3, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 3, 1968
- Place: Arlington, WA · ARLINGTON, WA
- Location: 48.1704° N, 122.1446° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arlington, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1704&lon=-122.1446&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 13, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107514
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA69F0133
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69F0133

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3999   68/11/3   ARLINGTON,WASH      BEECH C-17B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 2700
        TIME - 1120                    N17074              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARLINGTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: FROM LANDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- TAXIED TOO FAST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N17074](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17074), registered now, S/N 132, built 1937 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C-17B
- Registry model: [Beech C17B](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c17b) (registry code 1150512) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming R680E series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680e-series) (registry code 41545, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Arlington

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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