FTW65F0001

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing E-75 · Ganado, TX · March 10, 1965

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
March 10, 1965
Place
Ganado, TX · GANADO, TX
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N4565NBoeing E-75
Status
Completed · report May 12, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179794

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0109  65/3/10    GANADO TEX          BOEING E-75         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 4100
        TIME - 0945                    N4565N              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 3500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARM STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3500                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  200
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT WAS HEAVILY LOADED

Aircraft

Registration
N4565N
Reported as
Boeing E-75
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Farm Strip

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.