# NTSB MIA76FKG94: Boeing B-17G, N4710C, Rochelle, GA, August 5, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1976
- Place: Rochelle, GA · ROCHELLE, GA
- Location: 31.9488° N, 83.4569° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochelle, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9488&lon=-83.4569&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155380
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FKG94
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKG94

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2520   76/8/5    ROCHELLE,GA         BOEING B-17G        CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0815                    N4710C              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        38, 8205 TOTAL HOURS, 245
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORDELE,GA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: CLEANUP SWATH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  600                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING FORESTS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY                             TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  350                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FIRE ANT CONTROL. ACFT BURNED AFTER EMERG LNDG. FIRE STARTED AT OR NEAR CARB.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4710C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4710C-1976-10-01), registration cancelled 1976-10-01, S/N 77246 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B-17G
- Registry model: [Boeing B-17G](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b-17g) (registry code 1380204) (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 19760805024339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760805024339A), Aug 5, 1976: Boeing B17G, Rochelle, GA, Destroyed. Fire ant control. Acft burned after emerg lndg. Fire started at or near carb.

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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