# NTSB MIA82DA176: Boeing A75N1, N59998, Madison, FL, August 31, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: August 31, 1982, 15:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place: Madison, FL
- Location: 30.4715° N, 83.4135° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Madison, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4715&lon=-83.4135&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71534
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA82DA176
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71534/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA176

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power, cruise - normal
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - animal(s) (contributing factor)
  - maneuver - performed, pilot in command
  - object - fence (contributing factor)

## Analysis

WHILE RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT LANDED LONG IN A PASTURE TO AVOID COWS, AND THEN WAS UNABLE TO STOP BEFORE HITTING A FENCE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE MIXTURE LINKAGE BECAME DISCONNECTED. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE LINKAGE WAS RECONNECTED AND THE ENGINE WAS STARTED. HOWEVER, THE ENGINES STOPPED RUNNING ABOUT TWO MINUTES LATER WHEN NO FUEL WAS REMAINING IN THE TANKS. IT WAS NOT KNOWN WHETHER THE FUEL TANKS HAD BEEN DRAINED PRIOR TO THE ENGINE RUN-UP.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N59998](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59998-2013-11-08), registration cancelled 2013-11-08, S/N 75-3940, 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: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 75-3940
- Airframe hours: 7886
- Engines: P & W R-985-AN-1 450 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 137
- Operator: Richards Aero Applicator Inc.
- Registered owner: Richards Aero Applicator Inc.
- Departed: MADISON, FL
- Destination: MADISON, FL

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 45; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 11,500 total, 3,040 in this make and model, 9,400 as pilot in command, 216 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 60° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 192 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: VLD, 35 nm away

## 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 19820831045529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820831045529A), Aug 31, 1982: Boeing A75N1, Madison, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed during emergency landing after engine quit. Throttle linkage was disconnected.

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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