# NTSB FTW70FRA16: Boeing E75N1, N1389V, Dayton, TX, May 8, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 8, 1970
- Place: Dayton, TX · DAYTON, TX
- Location: 30.0132° N, 94.9360° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dayton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0132&lon=-94.9360&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 23, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125187
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70FRA16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70FRA16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0290   70/5/8  NR.DAYTON,TEX         BOEING E75N1        CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1045                    N1389V              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 26, 2314 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            585 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOADING STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         DAYTON,TEX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: RETURN TO STRIP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  585                       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 - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  90                  SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- RET TO STRIP BEFORE COMPLETING JOB.WITNESSES SAW ACFT 30 FT AGL,HEARD ENG POP.NO MALFUNCTION FOUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1389V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1389V-2016-01-07), registration cancelled 2016-01-07, S/N 75-8108, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING E75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1(PT17)](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (registry code 1380134) (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: Loading Strip

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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