# NTSB MIA65A0086: Boeing A75-N1, N105W, Ft.Lauderdale, FL, February 26, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 26, 1965
- Place: Ft.Lauderdale, FL · FT.LAUDERDALE, FL
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 19, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179266
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA65A0086
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65A0086

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0251  65/2/26    FT.LAUDERDALE FLA   NTH AMERCAN T-6G    CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 211
        TIME - 1710                    N2807G              PX-  0  1  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           TOTAL HOURS, 130 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  1  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EXECUTIVE ARPT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES                                  CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  0
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   0                 VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  0
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
        REMARKS- PLT IN N105W ALLOWD ACFT TO SKID DURNG RCVRY FRM LEFT ROLL MANUVR AND STRK PHOTO PLANE-N2807G.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0251  65/2/26    FT.LAUDERDALE FLA   BOEING A75-N1       CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 1600
        TIME - 1710                    N105W               PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  1  1  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRADLEY FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES                                  CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  0
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   90                VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  0
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PILOT IN N105W ALLOWD ACFT TO SKID DURNG RCVRY FRM LEFT ROLL MANUVR AND STRK PHOTO PLANE-N2807G.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N105W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N105W-1965-07-19), registration cancelled 1965-07-19, S/N 75-3716 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75-N1
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1) (registry code 1380165) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Bradley Field

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N2807G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2807G-1980-04-29), registration cancelled 1980-04-29, S/N 49-3072A, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NTH AMERCAN T-6G
- Registry model: [North American T-6G](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-t-6g) (registry code 6400432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Executive Arpt

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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