# NTSB MIA68D0108: Boeing A75N1, N55267, Dawson, GA, July 16, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1967
- Place: Dawson, GA · DAWSON, GA
- Location: 31.7719° N, 84.4435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dawson, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7719&lon=-84.4435&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 12, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115481
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68D0108
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0108

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2355  67/7/16    DAWSON, GA          BOEING A75N1        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 700
        TIME - 1000                    N55267              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 321 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TERRELL COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       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
        REMARKS- DRIVER OF PICKUP STOPPED TO GATHER INSECTICIDE SACKS. PLT WAS WIPING DUST FROM GOGGLES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N55267](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55267-2024-08-24), registration cancelled 2024-08-24, S/N 75-2310, built 1940 (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
- Airport: Terrell County

## Other investigations on N55267 (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 ERA22LA379](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA379), Aug 20, 2022: Boeing A75N1 (N55267), Bealeton, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot of the departing airplane’s failure to see and avoid the landing airplane before takeoff, resulting in a collision with the landing airplane. Contributing was the airport’s failure to…
- [NTSB NYC06CA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA158), May 29, 2006: Boeing A75N1 (N55267), South Hill, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing, which resulted in a ground loop and a subsequent nose over.

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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