# NTSB FTW66F0060: Boeing D75N1, N61W, Progresso, TX, May 21, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1965
- Place: Progresso, TX · PROGRESSO, TX
- Location: 34.2829° N, 102.8099° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Progress, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2829&lon=-102.8099&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 6, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177882
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0060
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0060

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1304  65/5/21    PROGRESSO TEX       BOEING D75N1        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 1812
        TIME - 1520                    N61W                PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 690 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORMAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  65
        REMARKS- PARKED AIRCRAFT BOEING A-75 N2563C SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N61W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61W), registered now, S/N 75-3764 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING D75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing D75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-d75n1) (registry code 1380148) (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
- Airport: Norman

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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