- Date
- July 17, 1979
- Place
- Summerfield, FL · SUMMERFIELD, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5506ABoeing A75
- Status
- Completed · report October 10, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790717020059A
- Case key
- 134686
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2089 79/7/17 SUMMERFIELD,FL BOEING A75 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 2500 TIME - 1530 N5506A PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 502 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DALLAS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CITRA,FL SUMMERFIELD,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 6500 KIND OF OPERATION - FERRY TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5506A
- Reported as
- Boeing A75
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dallas
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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 MIA76DL061Accident · No injuriesClosedSummerfield, FLNTSB MIA76DLD29Accident · No injuriesClosedLake Placid, FLNTSB MIA75DLD23Accident · No injuriesClosedLake Placid, FLNTSB MIA72FLA47Accident · Minor injuriesClosedObrien, FLNTSB MIA71DLA44Accident · No injuriesClosedHastings, FL