# NTSB FTW65A0086: Boeing A75-N1, N9913H, Sherrill, AR, March 8, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 8, 1965
- Place: Sherrill, AR · SHERRILL, AR
- Location: 34.3793° N, 91.9544° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sherrill, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3793&lon=-91.9544&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 29, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179279
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW65A0086
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW65A0086

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0281   65/3/8  NR.SHERRILL ARK       BOEING A75-N1       CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 1171
        TIME - 1400                    N9913H              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 430 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADE RETENTION MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  650                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
        REMARKS- ENGINE CONT.W670-240 GULF COAST DUSTING CO. PROPELLER INSTALLED WAS IMPROPER FOR ENGINE-
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9913H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9913H-1965-05-14), registration cancelled 1965-05-14, S/N 75-7152 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75-N1
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1(PT17)](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (registry code 1380134) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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