# NTSB MIA73AM020: Ford MTR 5-AT-B, N9637, Peachtree City, GA, August 23, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 23, 1972
- Place: Peachtree City, GA · PEACHTREE CITY, GA
- Location: 33.3919° N, 84.5707° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Peachtree City, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3919&lon=-84.5707&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 1, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167600
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73AM020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM020

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1435  72/8/23    PEACHTREE CITY,GA   FORD MTR CO 5-AT-B  CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0800                    N9637               PX-  0  0  3  AIR SHOW/RACING           44, 11633 TOTAL HOURS, 40
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FALCON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PEACHTREE CITY,GA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- TV AD PROMOTION FOR AIR SHOW. EQUIPPED WITH LEVER TYPE WHEEL BRAKE SYSTEM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9637](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9637-2006-06-29), registration cancelled 2006-06-29, S/N 11, built 1928 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FORD MTR CO 5-AT-B
- Registry model: [Ford 5-AT-B](https://openairdocs.org/model/ford-5-at-b) (registry code 3590202) (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: Falcon

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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