32.4067° N, 91.1917° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Tallulah, LA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 23, 1979 · 18:45 local
Place
Tallulah, LA
Airport
Verger Farm Strip
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N440N
Reported as
Boeing A75N1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,587 total2,000 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Ag. Pilot attempted take off on muddy field, could not become airborne and crashed
As the FAA filed it
AG. PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKE OFF ON MUDDY FIELD, COULD NOT BECOME AIRBORNE AND CRASHED