- Date
- June 10, 1977
- Place
- Lakeview, OR · LAKEVIEW, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N62394Boeing PT-17
- Status
- Completed · report August 16, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 147139
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1675 77/6/10 LAKEVIEW,OR BOEING PT-17 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 2014 TIME - 0800 N62394 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 1071 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DUSTER STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAKEVIEW,OR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2014 KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST) KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 4500 FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT RPTS ENG FAILED AT 30FT,LNDD STRAIGHT AHEAD.ENG DESTROYED IN POST-CRASH FIRE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N62394
- Reported as
- Boeing PT-17
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Duster Strip
N62394Registration cancelled Feb 6, 2026 · Boeing A75N1(PT17)Airframe modelBoeing A75N1(PT17)Engine modelContinental W670 series
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Other investigations on N62394 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CEN25LA025Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportDenton, TXThe partial loss of engine power during the initial climb and the pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the forced landing with a tailwind.NTSB FTW75DQG52Accident · No injuriesClosedDougherty, TXNTSB DEN68D0264Accident · No injuriesClosedByers, CO