# NTSB MIA72FLA47: Boeing A75N1, N5506A, Obrien, FL, May 26, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 26, 1972
- Place: Obrien, FL · OBRIEN, FL
- Location: 30.0383° N, 82.9401° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of O'Brien, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0383&lon=-82.9401&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 21, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167177
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72FLA47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FLA47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3332  72/5/26    OBRIEN,FLA          BOEING A75N1        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 427
        TIME - 0830                    N5506A              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  SUWANNEE BELLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OBRIEN,FLA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           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 -   60                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5506A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5506A), registered now, S/N 75-15258, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing 75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-75) (registry code 1380104) (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:  Suwannee Belle

## Other investigations on N5506A (6)

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 ATL85LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA032), Nov 10, 1984: Boeing 75 (N5506A), Rustburgh, VA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA79DLD78](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLD78), Jul 17, 1979: Boeing A75 (N5506A), Summerfield, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA76DL061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DL061), Jun 1, 1976: Boeing A75N1 (N5506A), Summerfield, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA76DLD29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DLD29), Nov 18, 1975: Boeing A75N1 (N5506A), Lake Placid, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA75DLD23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DLD23), Oct 15, 1974: Boeing A75N1 (N5506A), Lake Placid, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA71DLA44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DLA44), Apr 20, 1971: Boeing A75 (N5506A), Hastings, FL, 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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