# NTSB FTW67F0562: Boeing A-75, N4558N, Bay City, TX, April 18, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 18, 1967
- Place: Bay City, TX · BAY CITY, TX
- Location: 28.9835° N, 95.9599° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bay City, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9835&lon=-95.9599&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 5, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117636
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67F0562
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0562

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1234  67/4/18    BAY CITY,TEX        BOEING A-75         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 9275
        TIME - 1330                    N4558N              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 6500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       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-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  50
        REMARKS- MATERIAL RESEMBLING FELT FOUND IN FUEL STRAINER.LDG GR KNUCKLE CRACKED PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4558N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4558N), registered now, S/N 75-8457 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A-75
- Registry model: [Boeing A75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75) (registry code 1380108) (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 N4558N (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 GAA16CA384](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA384), Jul 17, 2016: Boeing A75 (N4558N), St. James, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control while performing an aerobatic maneuver resulting in an inadvertent spin and collision with trees and terrain.
- [NTSB CHI01LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA164), Jun 8, 2001: Boeing Stearman A-75 (N4558N), Marissa, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's manuever to avoid obstructions and his failure to abort takeoff. The pilot's failure to establish adequate climb, and the transmission wire are contributing factors.

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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