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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Boeing A75N1 · Sweetwater, TX · November 5, 1981

Date
November 5, 1981 · 08:30 local
Place
Sweetwater, TX
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N59637
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW82FQG06
Reported as
Boeing A75N1
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
940 total328 in this make and model196 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.

Engine fell off during spraying operation. Aircraft crashed into trees. Pilot was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FELL OFF DURING SPRAYING OPERATION. AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO TREES. PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.