# NTSB MIA80DLG08: Boeing A75N1, N55718, Columbia, SC, April 6, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 6, 1980
- Place: Columbia, SC · COLUMBIA, SC
- Location: 34.0007° N, 81.0348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, SC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0007&lon=-81.0348&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 1, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131635
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80DLG08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLG08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0248   80/4/6    COLUMBIA,SC         BOEING A75N1        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 344
        TIME - 1630                    N55718              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OWENS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBIA,SC                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N55718](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55718), registered now, S/N 75-4619, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1(PT17)](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (registry code 1380134) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming R680-4P-B4](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680-4p-b4) (registry code 41542, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Owens Field

## 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 19800406008249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800406008249A), Apr 6, 1980: Boeing A75N1, Columbia, SC, Substantial damage. Made down-wind landing. Ground-looped on roll-out. Unskilled in type.

## Other investigations on N55718 (2)

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 NYC07LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA124), May 23, 2007: Boeing Stearman A75N1 (N55718), Charleston, SC, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: An in-flight collision with water for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB MIA70D0119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70D0119), Jun 4, 1969: Boeing A75 (N55718), West Columbia, SC, 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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