# NTSB Accident ATL03FA127
> **Boeing PT-17 Stearman** · 2003-08-17 · Tuckasegee, NC, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL03FA127
- **Event ID:** 20030821X01376
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-08-17
- **Location:** Tuckasegee, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.23611, -83.016387
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Boeing
- **Model:** PT-17 Stearman
- **Registration:** N38998
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain visual lookout which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees. A factor was drug impairment.

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