Pzl-Mielec MIG-17 N1719

Summary

On 6 September 1996 at about 17:30 local time, a Pzl-Mielec MIG-17 registered N1719 was involved in an accident near Amarillo, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 September 1996 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Tradewind (TDW)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Pzl-Mielec MIG-17

Registration

N1719

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Sherman

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW96LA377

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's excessive takeoff rotation which led to premature lift-off at a speed inadequate to maintain flight. A factor was the pilot's lack of experience in the MIG-17.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the takeoff roll, the airplane's aft fuselage skid struck the runway, and the airplane became airborne for a short distance. The airplane touched down to the right of the runway, became airborne again, and then impacted the ground right wing low, caught fire, and slid across a road before coming to rest. Witnesses reported that the airplane appeared 'to not want to fly' and 'acted as if it was too heavy to fly with the amount of airspeed it had.' The MIG-17 Flight Manual stated that the takeoff rotation should be performed 'by pulling gently the stick and hold[ing] the aircraft in this position till it gets airborne.' The pilot had accumulated a total of 13.6 flight hours in the MIG-17 airplane. The pilot did not respond to a request to provide the Safety Board with a written statement concerning the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.