- Date
- October 15, 1974
- Place
- Lake Placid, FL · LAKE PLACID, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N5506ABoeing A75N1
- Status
- Completed · report January 30, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741015041019A
- Case key
- 145024
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4078 74/10/15 LAKE PLACID,FLA BOEING A75N1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 3962 TIME - 0845 N5506A PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 360 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PLACID LAKES DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAKE PLACID,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION/TRAINING OF RAMP CREWS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1000 KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- PLT LOOKING TO L AT GAS TRUCK.TRUCK ON R PULLED OUT ONTO RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5506A
- Reported as
- Boeing A75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Placid Lakes
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5506A · 6
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL85LA032Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRustburgh, VAThe pilot stated that he was landing on the 1,100 foot long runway to the south with a 16 knot tailwind. The plt continued to state that while on final apch the aircraft had an excessive rate of sink. The plt added full power in an attempt to arrest the…NTSB MIA79DLD78Accident · No injuriesClosedSummerfield, FLNTSB MIA76DL061Accident · No injuriesClosedSummerfield, FLNTSB MIA76DLD29Accident · No injuriesClosedLake Placid, FLNTSB MIA72FLA47Accident · Minor injuriesClosedObrien, FLNTSB MIA71DLA44Accident · No injuriesClosedHastings, FL