# NTSB FTW66F0094: Boeing D75N1, N75043, Tallulah, LA, July 14, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 14, 1966
- Place: Tallulah, LA · TALLULAH, LA
- Location: 32.4067° N, 91.1917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tallulah, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4067&lon=-91.1917&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 15, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121974
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0094
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0094-121974

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1881  66/7/14    TALLULAH LA         BOEING D75N1        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 2500
        TIME - 0930                    N75043              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUSTER STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - FERRY
          KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          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 -  80
        REMARKS- WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED LOOSE DIRT BUILT UP IN FRONT OF THE WHEELS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N75043](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75043-2009-05-27), registration cancelled 2009-05-27, S/N 75-3252, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING D75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1(PT17)](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (registry code 1380134) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming R680](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680) (registry code 41540, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Duster Strip

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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