# NTSB MIA68D0045: Boeing A75N1, N5521N, Tallassee, AL, July 4, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1967
- Place: Tallassee, AL · TALLASSEE, AL
- Location: 32.5327° N, 85.8920° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tallassee, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5327&lon=-85.8920&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 2, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115382
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68D0045
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0045

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2185   67/7/4    TALLASSEE,ALA       BOEING A75N1        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                PRIVATE, AGE 42, 161
        TIME - 0900                    N5521N              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TALLASSEE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5521N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5521N), registered now, S/N 75-7931, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing B75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b75n1) (registry code 1380144) (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
- Airport: Tallassee

## Other investigations on N5521N (2)

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 CEN10CA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA060), Nov 22, 2009: Boeing B75N1 (N5521N), St. Louis, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB CHI70DCA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70DCA16), Jun 6, 1970: Stearman B75N1 (N5521N), Columbia, IL, substantial damage

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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