# NTSB SEA72DYI09: Stearman PT-17, N4769V, Glide, OR, September 16, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 16, 1971
- Place: Glide, OR · GLIDE, OR
- Location: 43.2918° N, 123.0736° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glide, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2918&lon=-123.0736&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164671
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72DYI09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72DYI09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4440  71/9/16    GLIDE,OREG          STEARMAN PT-17      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1230                    N4769V              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 27, 1906 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            430 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STRADDER RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GLIDE,OREG                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PLT DID NOT SURVEY FLD PRIOR TO RUN,DURG RUN LOOKED BACK TO CK LOAD,HIT PWR LINES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4769V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4769V-2012-08-06), registration cancelled 2012-08-06, S/N 75-5552, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STEARMAN PT-17
- Registry model: [Boeing E75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75) (registry code 1380120) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Stradder Ranch

## Other investigations on N4769V (2)

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 SEA78FYM39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYM39), Jun 16, 1978: Boeing E75N1 (N4769V), John Day, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB SEA76DYI08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYI08), Jul 23, 1975: Boeing E75 (N4769V), Klamath Falls, OR, 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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