# NTSB FTW68A0046: Beech C-18S, N6795C, Brownsville, TX, October 21, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 21, 1967
- Place: Brownsville, TX · BROWNSVILLE, TX
- Location: 25.9017° N, 97.4975° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brownsville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9017&lon=-97.4975&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 11, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201106
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68A0046
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68A0046-201106

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0717  67/10/21   BROWNSVILLE,TEX     BEECH C-18S         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0950                    N6795C              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        48, 20550 TOTAL HOURS, 50
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIO GRANDE VALLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING TOWNS
          KIND OF CROP - MOSQUITO CONTROL                          TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT                      TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  40                                SWAMPY/WATER
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- MOSQUITO CONTROL FLIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6795C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6795C-1973-06-06), registration cancelled 1973-06-06, S/N 44-47209 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C-18S
- Registry model: [Beech C18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c18s) (registry code 1150902) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Rio Grande Valley

## Other investigations on N6795C (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 MIA71FKG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FKG05), Jul 11, 1970: Beech C18S (N6795C), Savannah, GA, 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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