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Boeing PT-17 N977Y

6 July 1977 · Costa Mesa, California, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 6 July 1977 at about 16:10 local time, a Boeing PT-17 registered N977Y was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Costa Mesa, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 16:10
Classification
Accident
Location
Costa Mesa, California, United States
Nearest airport
Orange County
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Boeing PT-17
Registration
N977Y
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Route
S → Local
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-2726

People

2 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 2 0 0 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

REPORTED TO TWR THEY WERE HAVING ENG PROBLEMS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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