# Accident 19730512011339A: Boeing A75, Crowley, LA, May 12, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1973
- Place: Crowley, LA
- Airport: Larson Farm Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 30.2179° N, 92.3748° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crowley, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2179&lon=-92.3748&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51440, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51440) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75 (registry code 1380108, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 5,025 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73FRD27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRD27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730512011339A

## Narrative

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

MAIN LANDING GEAR CROSS TUBE FAILED DURING LNDG.ACFT LANDING TO LOAD.

## 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 FTW73FRD27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRD27), May 12, 1973: Boeing A75 (N51440), Crowley, LA, substantial damage

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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