# NTSB UNK64X3159: Boeing A75N1, N62552, San Antonio, TX, August 1, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1964
- Place: San Antonio, TX · SAN ANTONIO, TX
- Location: 29.4241° N, 98.4936° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Antonio, TX, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4241&lon=-98.4936&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 8, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182619
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3159
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3159

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0602   64/8/1    SAN ANTONIO TEXAS   BOEING A75N1        CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 1500
        TIME - 1055                    N62552              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FOSTER FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT
          MISC-DRAG INDUCED BY BANNER ACTION AND HOGH GRASS
        REMARKS- PILOT DID NOT ACTUATE BANNER RELEASE IN TIME
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N62552](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62552), registered now, S/N 75-3190, built 1940 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing A75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75) (registry code 1380108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Foster Field

## Other investigations on N62552 (1)

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 FTW92FA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA197), Jul 31, 1992: Boeing A75 (N62552), Cibolo, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT DUE FATIGUE AND THE RESULTANT COLLAPSING OF THE LEFT WING.

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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