- Date
- June 1, 1976
- Place
- Summerfield, FL · SUMMERFIELD, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5506ABoeing A75N1
- Status
- Completed · report September 30, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760601017289A
- Case key
- 154717
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2240 76/6/1 SUMMERFIELD,FL BOEING A75N1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 8700 TIME - 0900 N5506A PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SUMMERFIELD,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- SPRAYING WATERMELLONS.STRUCK BARBED WIRE FENCE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5506A
- Reported as
- Boeing A75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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 MIA76DLD29Accident · No injuriesClosedLake Placid, FLNTSB MIA75DLD23Accident · No injuriesClosedLake Placid, FLNTSB MIA72FLA47Accident · Minor injuriesClosedObrien, FLNTSB MIA71DLA44Accident · No injuriesClosedHastings, FL