FTW66F0138

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing A-75 · Sulphur, LA · July 16, 1965

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
July 16, 1965
Place
Sulphur, LA · SULPHUR, LA
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N75227Boeing A-75
Status
Completed · report September 1, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177160

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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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2-0400  65/7/16    SULPHUR LA          BOEING A-75         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 12000
        TIME - 0600                    N75227              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 10000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS                       KIND OF CROP - RICE
          TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC         PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY
        REMARKS- PROPELLER ASSEMBLY SEPERATED FROM ENGINE.

Aircraft

Registration
N75227
Reported as
Boeing A-75
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.