# NTSB MIA73DKJ04: Stearman A75, N55376, Tuskegee, AL, July 13, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1972
- Place: Tuskegee, AL · TUSKEGEE, AL
- Location: 32.4187° N, 85.6825° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tuskegee, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4187&lon=-85.6825&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 11, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167748
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73DKJ04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKJ04-167748

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4021  72/7/13    TUSKEGEE,ALA        STEARMAN A75        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 11300
        TIME - 1230                    N55376              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 3000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHARP FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TUSKEGEE,ALA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- HIT TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N55376](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55376), registered now, S/N 75-2061, built 1940 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STEARMAN A75
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1(PT17)](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (registry code 1380134) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming R680E series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680e-series) (registry code 41545, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sharp Field

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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