# NTSB FTW66F0665: Boeing A75N1, N60885, Nederland, TX, May 9, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 9, 1966
- Place: Nederland, TX · NEDERLAND, TX
- Location: 29.9693° N, 94.0017° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nederland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9693&lon=-94.0017&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 6, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172279
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0665
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0665

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1144   66/5/9    NEDERLAND TEX       BOEING A75N1        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 10500
        TIME - 1130                    N60885              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 5000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JEFFERSON COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                IN FLIGHT: CLEANUP SWATH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 6000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          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 -  16                  SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N60885](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60885), registered now, S/N 75-2757 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1(PT17)](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (registry code 1380134) (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: Jefferson County

## Other investigations on N60885 (5)

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 FTW85LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA121), Feb 19, 1985: Boeing A75N1 (N60885), Holmwood, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW77FRD35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRD35), Jun 11, 1977: Boeing A75N1 (N60885), Sulphur, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW77DRD19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DRD19), May 4, 1977: Boeing A75 (N60885), Laccassine, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW75FRD41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRD41), Apr 27, 1975: Boeing A75N1 (N60885), Iowa, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW68F0616](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0616), Jun 1, 1968: Boeing A75N1 (N60885), Beaumont, 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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