FTW70DRD22

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing A75N1 · Crowley, LA · May 26, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 26, 1970
Place
Crowley, LA · CROWLEY, LA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N65707Boeing A75N1
Status
Completed · report March 10, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182007

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2234  70/5/26    CROWLEY,LA          BOEING A75N1        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 4700
        TIME - 0900                    N65707              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KAPLAN,LA                   CROWLEY,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - REDUCTION GEAR ASSEMBLY: GEARS,REDUCTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- OVRHAULED ENG INSTALLED 5/26/70.TIME ON ENG 1HR 20MIN.LNDD IN FLOODED RICE FLD.

Aircraft

Registration
N65707
Reported as
Boeing A75N1
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.