# NTSB MIA75DLD23: Boeing A75N1, N5506A, Lake Placid, FL, October 15, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 15, 1974
- Place: Lake Placid, FL · LAKE PLACID, FL
- Location: 27.3026° N, 81.3715° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Placid, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3026&lon=-81.3715&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145024
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75DLD23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DLD23

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5506A), registered now, S/N 75-15258, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing 75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-75) (registry code 1380104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Placid Lakes

## 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 19741015041019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741015041019A), Oct 15, 1974: Boeing 75, Lake Placid, FL, Substantial damage. Plt looking to l at gas truck. Truck on r pulled out onto rwy.

## Other investigations on N5506A (6)

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 ATL85LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA032), Nov 10, 1984: Boeing 75 (N5506A), Rustburgh, VA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA79DLD78](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLD78), Jul 17, 1979: Boeing A75 (N5506A), Summerfield, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA76DL061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DL061), Jun 1, 1976: Boeing A75N1 (N5506A), Summerfield, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA76DLD29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DLD29), Nov 18, 1975: Boeing A75N1 (N5506A), Lake Placid, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA72FLA47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FLA47), May 26, 1972: Boeing A75N1 (N5506A), Obrien, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA71DLA44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DLA44), Apr 20, 1971: Boeing A75 (N5506A), Hastings, 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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