# Accident 19750523014229A: Boeing E75, Mermentau, LA, May 23, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1975
- Place: Mermentau, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 30.1880° N, 92.5838° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mermentau, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1880&lon=-92.5838&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51212, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1 (registry code 1380165, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING E75
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW75DRD61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRD61) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750523014229A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 FTW75DRD61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRD61), May 23, 1975: Boeing E75 (N51212), Mermentau, LA, destroyed

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.