# NTSB DEN68D0264: Boeing A75N1, N62394, Byers, CO, April 30, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 30, 1968
- Place: Byers, CO · BYERS, CO
- Location: 39.7094° N, 104.2128° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Byers, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7094&lon=-104.2128&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 26, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110811
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN68D0264
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68D0264

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1174  68/4/30    BYERS,COLO          BOEING A75N1        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 1070
        TIME - 1030                    N62394              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 130 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  130                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- RT WHEEL STRUCK SOFT DIRT LNDG ON FARM ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N62394](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62394-2026-02-06), registration cancelled 2026-02-06, S/N 75-2352 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1(PT17)](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (registry code 1380134) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N62394 (3)

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 CEN25LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA025), Oct 21, 2024: Boeing A75N1 (N62394), Denton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power during the initial climb and the pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the forced landing with a tailwind.
- [NTSB SEA77DYK16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYK16), Jun 10, 1977: Boeing PT-17 (N62394), Lakeview, OR, destroyed
- [NTSB FTW75DQG52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DQG52), Apr 17, 1975: Boeing A75N1 (N62394), Dougherty, TX, substantial damage

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.

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