# NTSB FTW65F0045: Stearman E75, N4575N, China, TX, April 12, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 12, 1965
- Place: China, TX · CHINA, TX
- Location: 30.0509° N, 94.3349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of China, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0509&lon=-94.3349&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 20, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178438
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW65F0045
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW65F0045

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1135  65/4/12    CHINA TEX           STEARMAN E75        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 12000
        TIME - 1430                    N4575N              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3000                       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING OTHER
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  30
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND                          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN
        REMARKS- FIRE ANT CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4575N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4575N-1994-06-09), registration cancelled 1994-06-09, S/N 757327 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STEARMAN E75
- Registry model: [Boeing A75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75) (registry code 1380108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4575N (2)

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 FTW77FFA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FFA22), May 15, 1977: Boeing E75N1 (N4575N), Beaumont, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB FTW75DRA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRA23), Apr 21, 1975: Boeing A75 (N4575N), Nome, 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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