# NTSB MIA72DKQ22: Boeing B75N1, N1758M, Nitta Yuma, MS, August 23, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 23, 1971
- Place: Nitta Yuma, MS · NITTA YUMA, MS
- Location: 33.0236° N, 90.8487° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nitta Yuma, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0236&lon=-90.8487&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163650
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72DKQ22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DKQ22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4512  71/8/23    NITTA YUMA,MISS     BOEING B75N1        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1630                    N1758M              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 26, 1690 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            741 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NITTA YUMA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NITTA YUMA,MISS             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: RETURN TO STRIP
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1690                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT                                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- PLT REALIZED AFTR TKOF HE HAD NOT REFUELED,RETURNED.LNDD IN COTTON FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1758M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1758M-2012-07-30), registration cancelled 2012-07-30, S/N 75-5967, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing B75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b75n1) (registry code 1380144) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Nitta Yuma

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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