# NTSB MIA76AM061: Boeing E75, N622S, Palmetto, GA, February 10, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 10, 1976
- Place: Palmetto, GA · PALMETTO, GA
- Location: 33.5407° N, 84.6766° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmetto, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5407&lon=-84.6766&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 16, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152811
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76AM061
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76AM061

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0353  76/2/10  NR.PALMETTO,GA        BOEING E75          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 1600
        TIME - 1815                    N622S               PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 58 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIRBURN,GA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PLT DOING ACROBATICS AT ALT INSUF TO PERMIT RCVRY.ALT EST 500-1000 FT AGL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N622S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N622S-2025-10-18), registration cancelled 2025-10-18, S/N 75-5228 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING E75
- Registry model: [Boeing E75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75) (registry code 1380120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19760210005689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760210005689A), Feb 10, 1976: Boeing E75, Palmetto, GA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Plt doing acrobatics at alt insuf to permit rcvry. Alt EST 500-1000 ft AGL.

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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