MIA77DKJ05

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 75 · Montgomery, AL · October 13, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 13, 1976
Place
Montgomery, AL · MONTGOMERY, AL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N75869Boeing 75
Status
Completed · report April 12, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19761013036129A
Case key
156497

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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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3-4068  76/10/13   MONTGOMERY,AL       BOEING 75           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1100                    N75869              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 39, 7300 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            300 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTGOMERY,AL               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   50                       KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
        REMARKS- OPERATING FRM PASTURE.WHEEL HIT HOLE COLLAPSING GEAR.

Aircraft

Registration
N75869
Reported as
Boeing 75
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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