# NTSB MIA70F0240: Boeing A75N1, N52126, Immokalee, FL, November 17, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 17, 1969
- Place: Immokalee, FL · IMMOKALEE, FL
- Location: 26.4240° N, 81.4216° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Immokalee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.4240&lon=-81.4216&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 May 23, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150194
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70F0240
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0240

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4382  69/11/17   IMMOKALEE,FLA       BOEING A75N1        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 64, 20003
        TIME - 1200                    N52126              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 8030 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          IMMOKALEE,FLA               IMMOKALEE,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - TOMATOES                                  TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- INADEQUATE SURVEY. STRUCK 15 FT PINE TREE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N52126](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52126-1971-08-18), registration cancelled 1971-08-18, S/N 75-8415, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1) (registry code 1380165) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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