Boeing A75N1 (PT17) N17PY

Summary

On 28 April 2016 at about 20:10 local time, a Boeing A75N1 (PT17) registered N17PY was involved in an accident near Osage City, Kansas, United States. 3 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

28 April 2016 at 20:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Osage City, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Osage City Muni (53K)

Coordinates

38.6414, -95.8025

Aircraft

Boeing A75N1 (PT17)

Registration

N17PY

Category

Airplane

Year built

1942

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Skydiving

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Osage City → Osage City

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN16LA177

Nobody was injured.

A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane departed on a parachute jump flight with the airline transport pilot seated in the rear cockpit and two parachutists standing outside on the lower wing. About 200 ft above ground level, the pilot sensed a loss of engine power and the airplane stopped climbing. The airplane descended, and the pilot conducted an off-airport forced landing to a flat, open, muddy field about 1,600 ft north of the airport, during which the main landing gear separated from the airframe. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies. Review of weather information for the area at the time of the accident indicated that conditions were conducive to the accumulation of serious icing at glide power settings; however, the airplane was operating at takeoff power at the time of the accident, and the reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.