# NTSB SEA74FYI05: Boeing PT-17, N56941, Malin, OR, July 19, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 19, 1973
- Place: Malin, OR · MALIN, OR
- Location: 42.0134° N, 121.4097° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Malin, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0134&lon=-121.4097&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 18, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188837
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74FYI05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FYI05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3282  73/7/19    MALIN,OREG          BOEING PT-17        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 4580
        TIME - 0730                    N56941              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 3000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MALIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MALIN,OREG                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO RELOADING AREA
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 4580                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - POTATOES                                  TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES                             TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- CRASH LNDD IN FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N56941](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56941), registered now, S/N 75-4300 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING PT-17
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1(PT17)](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (registry code 1380134) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Malin

## 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 19730719027069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730719027069A), Jul 19, 1973: Boeing A75N1, Malin, OR, Substantial damage. Crash lndd in field.

## Other investigations on N56941 (3)

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 OAK70D0045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70D0045), Jul 16, 1969: Boeing 75 (N56941), Hilmar, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK66D0293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66D0293), May 13, 1966: Boeing A75 (N56941), Willows, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK66F0055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66F0055), Jul 21, 1965: Boeing A-75 (N56941), Willows, CA, 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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