# NTSB MIA76FLD52: Boeing A75N1, N450EE, Sarasota, FL, April 18, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 18, 1976
- Place: Sarasota, FL · SARASOTA, FL
- Location: 27.3383° N, 82.5437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sarasota, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3383&lon=-82.5437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153593
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FLD52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLD52

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3214  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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760418010729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760418010729A), Apr 18, 1976: Boeing A75, Sarasota, FL, Substantial damage. Both upper r wing spars had bkn loose in an upward & rearward direction. Rolling,abt 4GS in pull up

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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