# NTSB SEA73DYG35: Boeing PT-17, N67237, Odessa, WA, May 15, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1973
- Place: Odessa, WA · ODESSA, WA
- Location: 47.3326° N, 118.6894° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Odessa, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3326&lon=-118.6894&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 27, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190578
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA73DYG35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73DYG35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1181  73/5/15    ODESSA,WASH         BOEING PT-17        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1945                    N67237              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  AGE 28, 2384 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ODESSA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ODESSA,WASH                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- 1ST FAM FLT IN CONVENTIONAL GR ACFT. MISUSED BRAKES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N67237](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N67237), registered now, S/N 75-2503, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING PT-17
- Registry model: [Boeing PT-17](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-pt-17) (registry code 1380136) (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: Odessa

## 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 19730515011889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730515011889A), May 15, 1973: Boeing PT17, Odessa, WA, Substantial damage. 1St fam flt in conventional gr acft. Misused brakes.

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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