- Date
- March 26, 1974
- Place
- Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N55959Stearman A75
- Status
- Completed · report May 30, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740326008049A
- Case key
- 186334
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0844 74/3/26 MIAMI,FLA STEARMAN A75 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 4500 TIME - 0930 N55959 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 850 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - B AND L STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MIAMI,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN BRAKES,WHEEL ASSEMBLY,WHEEL WELL SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 850 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - BEANS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 60 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- BRAKE LOCKED ON LNDG ROLL,FIRE DESTROYED BRAKE.THE CAUSE OF THE LOCKED BRAKE COULD NOT BE DTRMND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N55959
- Reported as
- Stearman A75
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- B And L Strip
FAA reports on this event · 1
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