# NTSB IAD76DLT18: Boeing A75, N60601, Somerville, TN, August 9, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1976
- Place: Somerville, TN · SOMERVILLE, TN
- Location: 35.2322° N, 89.3756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Somerville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2322&lon=-89.3756&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 21, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154922
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76DLT18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DLT18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2294   76/8/9    SOMERVILLE,TN       BOEING A75          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 1085
        TIME - 1400                    N60601              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 181 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GROSE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SOMERVILLE,TN               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- FLT TO CALIBRATE SPRAY EQUIP WATER ON BOARD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N60601](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60601-2017-06-30), registration cancelled 2017-06-30, S/N 75-894 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1(PT17)](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (registry code 1380134) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grose Strip

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760809023259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760809023259A), Aug 9, 1976: Boeing A75N1, Somerville, TN, Substantial damage. Flt to calibrate spray equip water on board.

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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