Stearman PT-17 N49659
25 July 1968 · Colquitt, Georgia, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 25 July 1968 at about 08:30 local time, a Stearman PT-17 registered N49659, operated by Hugh Wheeless, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Colquitt, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Colquitt, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Farm Strip
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Stearman PT-17
- Registration
- N49659
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hugh Wheeless
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4934
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
N49659 ON LDG ROLL TO N, WAS STRUCK BY N49733 DEPARTING LOAD AREA FOR S T/O.DUSTING PEANUTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Stearman PT-17 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jul 1968 | Stearman PT-17 | Colquitt, Georgia, United States | Hugh Wheeless | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1967 | Stearman PT-17 | Queen Creek, Arizona, United States | Gordon Bolin | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1967 | Stearman PT-17 | Meriden, Connecticut, United States | Mohawk Valley | No injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1969 | Stearman PT-17 | Minter City, Mississippi, United States | Spray, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1969 | Stearman PT-17 | Craigmont, Idaho, United States | Hillcrest Avia | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1970 | Stearman PT-17 | Naalehu, Hawaii, United States | Murray Air Ltd | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |