UNK64X1356

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing PT17 · Mays Landing, NJ · April 18, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 18, 1964
Place
Mays Landing, NJ · MAYS LANDING, NJ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2535RBoeing PT17
Status
Completed · report September 16, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184315

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0962  64/4/18    MAYS LANDING NJ     BOEING PT17         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 2099
        TIME - 1544                    N2535R              PX-  0  0  0  FIRE CONTROL              TOTAL HOURS, 1752 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PROPELLER SEAL FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N2535R
Reported as
Boeing PT17
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Other investigations on N2535R · 2

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