# NTSB MIA70DLD16: Boeing A75N1, N1611M, Zolfo Springs, FL, April 10, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 10, 1970
- Place: Zolfo Springs, FL · ZOLFO SPRINGS, FL
- Location: 27.4926° N, 81.7868° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Zolfo Springs, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4926&lon=-81.7868&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 8, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128366
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70DLD16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70DLD16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1599  70/4/10    ZOLFO SPRINGS,FLA   BOEING A75N1        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 4177
        TIME - 1200                    N1611M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAUCHULA,FLA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
        REMARKS- JOINED OTHER ACFT ABT 400FT AGL IN A PSN APRX 100YDS BEHIND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1611M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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