# NTSB Accident NYC98LA008
> **Boeing Stearman PT-17** · 1997-10-05 · ELKTON, MD, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC98LA008
- **Event ID:** 20001208X09103
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-10-05
- **Location:** ELKTON, MD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.600822, -75.819282
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 5
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Boeing Stearman
- **Model:** PT-17
- **Registration:** N49760
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The inadequate lookout by the pilot of the Cessna and his failure to maintain adequate clearance between his airplane and the active runway.  A factor in the accident was the lack of taxiway hold signs or lines.

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