# NTSB FTW66F0343: Boeing B-75N1, N63708, Palacios, TX, October 15, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 15, 1965
- Place: Palacios, TX · PALACIOS, TX
- Location: 28.7131° N, 96.2279° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palacios, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7131&lon=-96.2279&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 23, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175783
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0343
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0343

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2982  65/10/15   PALACIOS TEX        BOEING B-75N1       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 8500
        TIME - 0935                    N63708              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 7500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 7500                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  10
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N63708](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63708-2017-11-21), registration cancelled 2017-11-21, S/N 75-6560, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B-75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing B75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b75n1) (registry code 1380144) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N63708 (1)

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 UNK64X1837](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1837), May 19, 1964: Stearman B75N1 (N63708), Victoria, 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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