# NTSB MIA79DLD78: Boeing A75, N5506A, Summerfield, FL, July 17, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 17, 1979
- Place: Summerfield, FL · SUMMERFIELD, FL
- Location: 29.0086° N, 82.0348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Summerfield, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0086&lon=-82.0348&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 10, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134686
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DLD78
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLD78

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5506A), registered now, S/N 75-15258, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75
- Registry model: [Boeing 75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-75) (registry code 1380104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dallas

## 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 19790717020059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790717020059A), Jul 17, 1979: Boeing A75, Summerfield, FL, Substantial damage. Landed on wet sod runway. Hit water filled low spot. Flipped over.

## Other investigations on N5506A (6)

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.

- [NTSB ATL85LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA032), Nov 10, 1984: Boeing 75 (N5506A), Rustburgh, VA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA76DL061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DL061), Jun 1, 1976: Boeing A75N1 (N5506A), Summerfield, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA76DLD29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DLD29), Nov 18, 1975: Boeing A75N1 (N5506A), Lake Placid, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA75DLD23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DLD23), Oct 15, 1974: Boeing A75N1 (N5506A), Lake Placid, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA72FLA47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FLA47), May 26, 1972: Boeing A75N1 (N5506A), Obrien, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA71DLA44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DLA44), Apr 20, 1971: Boeing A75 (N5506A), Hastings, FL, substantial damage

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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