# NTSB FTW70DRD13: Boeing B75N1, N62418, Lake Charles, LA, May 6, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 6, 1970
- Place: Lake Charles, LA · LAKE CHARLES, LA
- Location: 30.2266° N, 93.2174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Charles, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2266&lon=-93.2174&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 22, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122743
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70DRD13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70DRD13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2136   70/5/6    LAKE CHARLES,LA     BOEING B75N1        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0900                    N62418              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 27, 6520 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            650 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TODDS AIRSTRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE CHARLES,LA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- PLT DIDNT CHECK STRIP PRIOR STARTING TKOF RUN.SAW TRUCK ON STRIP TOO LATE TO AVOID IT.NEW DRIVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N62418](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62418-1990-01-09), registration cancelled 1990-01-09, S/N 752650 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing B75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b75n1) (registry code 1380144) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Todds Airstrip

## Other investigations on N62418 (3)

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 FTW81DRD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD10), Dec 17, 1980: Boeing 75 (N62418), Sulphur, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW78DRD23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRD23), Apr 20, 1978: Boeing A75N1 (N62418), Sweet Lake, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW73DRD29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRD29), May 19, 1973: Boeing A75 (N62418), Iowa, LA, 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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