# Accident 19740515019489A: Boeing E75, Avon Park, FL, May 15, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1974
- Place: Avon Park, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 27.5897° N, 81.5073° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Avon Park, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5897&lon=-81.5073&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4808V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4808V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing E75 (registry code 1380120, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright 975E&F-2&3 (registry code 67015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-975e-f-2-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING E75
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 600 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74DLD86](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLD86) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740515019489A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TAKEOFF ATTEMPTED FROM WET SOFT PASTURE.ACFT ENCTRD WATER PUDDLE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA74DLD86](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLD86), May 15, 1974: Boeing E75 (N4808V), Avon Park, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4808V (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19821130066709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821130066709I), Nov 30, 1982: Boeing E75 (N4808V), Homestead, FL, Minor damage. Forced landing during ag operation. Reported to fss. Unable to locate airplane or pilot after incident.
- [Accident 19810901054729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810901054729A), Sep 1, 1981: Boeing E75 (N4808V), Opa Locka, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control and crashed during landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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