# NTSB CHI71FEM83: Boeing A75, N55062, Schoolcraft, MI, June 5, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1971
- Place: Schoolcraft, MI · SCHOOLCRAFT, MI
- Location: 42.1169° N, 85.6337° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Schoolcraft, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1169&lon=-85.6337&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 27, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161413
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71FEM83
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FEM83

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1825   71/6/5    SCHOOLCRAFT,MICH    BOEING A75          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2030                    N55062              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 41, 4500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARVIN FORSYTH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SCHOOLCRAFT,MICH            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2800                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -NOT FASTENED                         GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  860
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- HOPPER TANK SPLIT.CHEMICAL SPRAYED INTO PLT EYES.SPRAYING GUITHION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N55062](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55062), registered now, S/N 75-221, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75
- Registry model: [Boeing A75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75) (registry code 1380108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental W670-6A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-6a) (registry code 17317, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Marvin Forsyth

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.

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