# NTSB MIA75DKT57: Boeing A75, N26M, Immokale, FL, January 28, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 28, 1975
- Place: Immokale, FL · IMMOKALE, FL
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147760
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75DKT57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKT57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0515  75/1/28    IMMOKALE,FL         BOEING A75          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 69, 20000
        TIME - 1600                    N26M                PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 10000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - IMMOKALE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          IMMOKALE,FL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1600                       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- REDUCED RPM TOO SOON WHILE CLBG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N26M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26M), registered now, S/N 75-1925, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1(PT17)](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (registry code 1380134) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Immokale

## 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 19750128004679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750128004679A), Jan 28, 1975: Boeing A75N1, Immokale, FL, Substantial damage. Reduced RPM too soon while clbg.

## Other investigations on N26M (2)

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 ERA14CA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA280), Jun 8, 2014: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (N26M), Reading, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control while landing the tailwheel-equipped airplane in a quartering tailwind. A factor in the accident was the changing wind conditions.
- [NTSB ATL80FLJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FLJ13), May 24, 1980: Boeing A75N1 (N26M), Wenoma, NC, 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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