# Accident 19730508012579A: Boeing B75N1, Lacassine, LA, May 8, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1973
- Place: Lacassine, LA
- Airport: Welsh
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 30.2419° N, 92.8307° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WELSH (6R1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2419&lon=-92.8307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75263, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75263) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75L300 (registry code 1380132, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75l300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680 (registry code 41540, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B75N1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,624 total, 700 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73DRD23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRD23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730508012579A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PLT FLEW ACFT 8FT ABOVE GND,R WING HIT SMALL TREE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 FTW73DRD23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRD23), May 8, 1973: Boeing A75 (N75263), Lacassine, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N75263 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20100604047939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100604047939A), Jun 4, 2010: Boeing A75L300 (N75263), Salina, KS, Substantial damage. Aircraft N75263 departed Burger Valley field (58KS), near Salina, KS. Immediatly after take-off, the engine power dropped after becoming airborne as reported…
- [Accident 20090809016539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090809016539A), Aug 9, 2009: Boeing A75L300 (N75263), Salina, KS, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was practicing touch and go landings on runway 30. The takeoff was uneventful, but on landing touchdown, the aircraft swerved left. The pilot…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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