Boeing PT-17 — registry & accident history
Compiled from FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 18, 2026
There are 140 Boeing PT-17 airframes on record (built 1940–1977), 35 currently registered. 2 have one or more NTSB accident records (2 records total). Data as of Jul 18, 2026.
140
Airframes
35
Registered
1940–1977
Years
2
NTSB records
Recent Boeing PT-17 accidents
The pilot’s decision to takeoff from a road with obstacles in his flight path and his failure to maintain control of the airplane when encountering changing winds from approaching thunderstorms which resulted in the airplane impacting signal light cables.
The pilot landed off the right side of the runway resulting in a collision with terrain.