# NTSB MIA72DKT52: Boeing A75, N1242V, Belle Glade, FL, February 6, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 6, 1972
- Place: Belle Glade, FL · BELLE GLADE, FL
- Location: 26.6922° N, 80.6660° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belle Glade, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6922&lon=-80.6660&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 1, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165073
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72DKT52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DKT52

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0559   72/2/6    BELLE GLADE,FLA     BOEING A75          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 6500
        TIME - 1100                    N1242V              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 4000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BELLE GLADE STATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BELLE GLADE,FLA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- GR BROKE THRU SOFT SOD,HIT HIDDEN SOFT SPOT. PLTS FIFTH T/O. SPRAYING CELERY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1242V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1242V-2020-08-19), registration cancelled 2020-08-19, S/N 75-5219, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75
- Registry model: [Boeing E75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75) (registry code 1380120) (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: Belle Glade State

## Other investigations on N1242V (1)

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 MIA02LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA150), Jul 28, 2002: Boeing E75 (N1242V), Leesburg, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons during takeoff, resulting in the airplane colliding with the ground and nosing over during the subsequent forced landing.

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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