# NTSB FTW66F0138: Boeing A-75, N75227, Sulphur, LA, July 16, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1965
- Place: Sulphur, LA · SULPHUR, LA
- Location: 30.2298° N, 93.3563° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sulphur, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2298&lon=-93.3563&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 1, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177160
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0138
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0138

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75227), registered now, S/N 75-7049, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A-75
- Registry model: [Boeing B75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b75n1) (registry code 1380144) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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