# NTSB FTW67F0324: Boeing E75, N4593N, Kapaln, LA, June 28, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1966
- Place: Kapaln, LA · KAPALN, LA
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 27, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122267
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67F0324
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0324

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3666  66/6/28  NR.KAPALN LA          BOEING E75          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 12300
        TIME - 0730                    N4593N              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 4500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
         SPECIAL DATA
          KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)                   KIND OF CROP - RICE
          TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC            PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY
          GLOVES - NOT USED                                        GOGGLES - USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED                                TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT                                 ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  12
                        SWAMPY/WATER
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- LANDED IN FLOODED RICE FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4593N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4593N-2014-11-25), registration cancelled 2014-11-25, S/N 75-5877, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING E75
- Registry model: [Boeing E75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75) (registry code 1380120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4593N (2)

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 CHI77FEE33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEE33), Jul 16, 1977: Boeing E75 (N4593N), Lockport, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI75FEE16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEE16), Aug 26, 1974: Boeing E75 (N4593N), Streator, IL, 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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