# NTSB MIA74DLD86: Boeing E75, N4808V, Avon Park, FL, May 15, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1974
- Place: Avon Park, FL · AVON PARK, FL
- Location: 27.5897° N, 81.5073° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Avon Park, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5897&lon=-81.5073&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125887
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DLD86
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLD86

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2990  74/5/15    AVON PARK,FLA       BOEING E75          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 3600
        TIME - 1440                    N4808V              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AVON PARK,FLA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3824                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERRY
          GLOVES - NOT USED                                        GOGGLES - USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED                                TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- TAKEOFF ATTEMPTED FROM WET SOFT PASTURE.ACFT ENCTRD WATER PUDDLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4808V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4808V), registered now, S/N 75-5324 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING E75
- Registry model: [Boeing E75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75) (registry code 1380120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright 975E&F-2&3](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-975e-f-2-3) (registry code 67015, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19740515019489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740515019489A), May 15, 1974: Boeing E75, Avon Park, FL, Substantial damage. Takeoff attempted from wet soft pasture. Acft enctrd water puddle.

## Other investigations on N4808V (1)

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 MIA81DKT92](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DKT92), Sep 1, 1981: Boeing E-75 (N4808V), Opalocka, 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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