Boeing A75N1(PT17) N52236

Summary

On 5 September 2016 at about 18:00 local time, a Boeing A75N1(PT17) registered N52236 was involved in an accident near Atlanta, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

5 September 2016 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Atlanta, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Hall-Miller Muni (ATA)

Coordinates

33.1244, -94.1633

Aircraft

Boeing A75N1(PT17)

Registration

N52236

Category

Airplane

Year built

1943

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Jefferson → Atlanta

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA467

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point on a grass airstrip and the airplane's subsequent collision with trees during an attempted aborted landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel equipped biplane reported that during the landing on a grass airstrip, he landed long and was unable to stop before the landing gear contacted the edge of an intersecting asphalt runway and the biplane became airborne. The pilot further stated that after becoming airborne he aborted the landing, but the airplane impacted the top of a tree(s), descended, and touched down on an adjacent golf course. The biplane sustained substantial damage to both left wing struts. The pilot reported that there were no pre impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.