FTW67D0216

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing D75N1 · Floydada, TX · September 12, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 12, 1966
Place
Floydada, TX · FLOYDADA, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N55382Boeing D75N1
Status
Completed · report November 4, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121124

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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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3-2537  66/9/12  NR.FLOYDADA TEX       BOEING D75N1        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 3275
        TIME - 1015                    N55382              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED

Aircraft

Registration
N55382
Reported as
Boeing D75N1
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.