# NTSB MIA75FLA01: Beech B18S, N5855, Panama City, FL, July 3, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1974
- Place: Panama City, FL · PANAMA CITY, FL
- Location: 30.1588° N, 85.6602° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Panama City, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1588&lon=-85.6602&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 19, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130178
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75FLA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FLA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2309   74/7/3    PANAMA CITY,FLA     BEECH B18S          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1248                    N5855               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   50, 7722 TOTAL HOURS, 62
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PANAMA CITY BAYCO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PANAMA CITY,FLA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     200
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  200                       KIND OF OPERATION - TEST
          KIND OF CROP - MOSQUITO CONTROL                          TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT                      TERRAIN-TYPE -SWAMPY/WATER
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  0                                 DENSE WITH TREES
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT                                    LEVEL,FLAT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5855](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5855-2015-10-07), registration cancelled 2015-10-07, S/N 29558, built 1944 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B18S
- Registry model: [Beech UC-45J](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-uc-45j) (registry code 1150911) (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: Panama City Bayco

## 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 19740703026689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740703026689A), Jul 3, 1974: Beech UC45J, Panama City, 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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