# NTSB FTW69F0533: Boeing E75N1, N65905, Ganado, TX, April 23, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 23, 1969
- Place: Ganado, TX · GANADO, TX
- Location: 29.0417° N, 96.5110° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ganado, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0417&lon=-96.5110&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 11, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184078
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69F0533
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0533

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1403  69/4/23    GANADO,TEX          BOEING E75N1        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1045
        TIME - 1300                    N65905              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GOFFS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GOGGLES - USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED                                TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- NARROW STRIP. STRUCK RICE LEVEE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N65905 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING E75N1
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Goffs

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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