# NTSB MIA74DKT79: Boeing E75N1, N1420M, Coral Gables, FL, May 12, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 12, 1974
- Place: Coral Gables, FL · CORAL GABLES, FL
- Location: 25.6737° N, 80.2630° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coral Gables, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.6737&lon=-80.2630&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 18, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124231
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DKT79
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKT79

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1314  74/5/12  NR.CORAL GABLES,FLA   BOEING E75N1        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 1060
        TIME - 1545                    N1420M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CORAL GABLES,FLA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT BANKED SHARPLY TO THE L BFR DSCNDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1420M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1420M), registered now, S/N 75-8503, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING E75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing E75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75n1) (registry code 1380154) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740512012189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740512012189A), May 12, 1974: Boeing N2S3, Coral Gables, FL, Destroyed. Acft banked sharply to the l bfr dscndg.

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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