MIA76FLD52

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing A75N1 · Sarasota, FL · April 18, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 18, 1976
Place
Sarasota, FL · SARASOTA, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N450EEBoeing A75N1
Status
Completed · report December 14, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760418010729A
Case key
153593

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3214  76/4/18    SARASOTA,FL         BOEING A75N1        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 12075
        TIME - 1345                    N450EE              PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           TOTAL HOURS, 2279 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SARASOTA/BRADENTN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SARASOTA,FL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- BOTH UPPER R WING SPARS HAD BKN LOOSE IN AN UPWARD & REARWARD DIRECTION.ROLLING,ABT 4GS IN PULL UP

Aircraft

Registration
N450EE
Reported as
Boeing A75N1
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sarasota/Bradentn

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.