Boeing A75N1 (PT17) accident near Fort Worth, TX
On December 26, 2005, a Boeing A75N1 (PT17) (airplane) was involved in an accident near Fort Worth, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- December 26, 2005
- Place
- Fort Worth, TX
- Aircraft
- Boeing A75N1 (PT17) · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 32.925°N, 97.406°W
- NTSB ID
- 20051230X02033
Official records · DFW06LA041
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On December 26, 2005, about 1728 central standard time, a single-engine Boeing A75N1 (PT17) biplane, N67195, was substantially damaged following a loss of control while maneuvering in the traffic pattern at Hicks Airfield (T67), near Fort Worth, Texas. The airline transport rated pilot sustained serious injuries and the sole passenger was fatally injured. The vintage airplane was registered to a private corporation and operated by the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The local flight originated from T67 about 1705. According to the pilot, he had been in the traffic pattern performing touch-and-go landings to Runway 14. On the pilot's fifth takeoff of the day he climbed approximately 125 feet above ground level (agl) before turning left to the crosswind leg of the traffic pattern. The pilot reported that while climbing through 200 feet agl he heard a "loud bang and backfire" followed by a complete loss of engine power. The pilot added that he lowered the airplane's nose and initiated a turn into the wind. While the pilot was attempting to avoid obstacles the airplane entered a "spiral" and impacted terrain. The pilot further reported that he had not experienced any problems with the airplane's flight controls. A commercial pilot, who was near the airport fuel pumps at the time of the accident, reported observing the airplane flying in the traffic pattern. The eyewitness reported that the airplane was in the pattern "doing low passes over the runway." At the conclu
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin. Contributing factors were the reported loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the low altitude maneuver.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
