# NTSB MIA72DLT06: Boeing A75, N55065, Hernando, MS, August 26, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 26, 1971
- Place: Hernando, MS · HERNANDO, MS
- Location: 34.8496° N, 89.9924° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hernando, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8496&lon=-89.9924&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 7, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163131
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72DLT06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DLT06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3186  71/8/26    HERNANDO,MISS       BOEING A75          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 8000
        TIME - 0930                    N55065              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HERNANDO,MISS               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           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 - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 7000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N55065](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55065-1974-12-20), registration cancelled 1974-12-20, S/N 75238 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75
- Registry model: [Boeing A75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75) (registry code 1380108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N55065 (3)

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 FTW75FQG32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FQG32), Nov 19, 1974: Boeing A75 (N55065), Roaring Sprgs, TX, destroyed
- [NTSB FTW74DPG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPG08), Jul 25, 1973: Boeing A75 (N55065), Conway, AR, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW67F0577](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0577), Mar 23, 1967: Boeing A75 (N55065), Marianna, AR, 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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