# NTSB FTW68F0006: Boeing E75N1, N1774B, Bay City, TX, May 31, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 31, 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: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116051
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68F0006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0006

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1959  67/5/31    BAY CITY,TEX        BOEING E75N1        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 9250
        TIME - 1030                    N1774B              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 2600 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FEHMEL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9250                       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 - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT                                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND
        REMARKS- LEFT WHEEL FELL OFF DURING TAKEOFF.WHEEL WASHER NOT USED WHEN WHEEL INSTALLED ON AIRCRAFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1774B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1774B), registered now, S/N 75-5630, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING E75N1
- 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
- Airport: Fehmel

## Other investigations on N1774B (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 FTW82FRA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRA19), Apr 27, 1982: Boeing A75 (N1774B), Chapell Hill, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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