# NTSB MIA67D0650: Boeing A75N1, N55553, Greensboro, FL, May 13, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 13, 1967
- Place: Greensboro, FL · GREENSBORO, FL
- Location: 30.5710° N, 84.7229° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greensboro, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5710&lon=-84.7229&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117219
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67D0650
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0650

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1497  67/5/13    GREENSBORO, FLA     BOEING A75N1        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0730                    N55553              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 28, 433 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            44 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   30                       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - TOBACCO                                   TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  300                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N55553](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55553), registered now, S/N 75-2752, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1(PT17)](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (registry code 1380134) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N55553 (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 MIA67D0561](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0561), May 14, 1967: Boeing A75N1 (N55553), Greensboro, FL, destroyed

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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