# NTSB FTW71DRD07: Boeing A75, N59031, Melville, LA, August 10, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1970
- Place: Melville, LA · MELVILLE, LA
- Location: 30.6920° N, 91.7505° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Melville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6920&lon=-91.7505&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 14, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191273
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71DRD07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DRD07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3430  70/8/10    MELVILLE,LA         BOEING A75          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 12000
        TIME - 0745                    N59031              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HANKS AIRSTRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BATCHELOR,LA                MELVILLE,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 7500                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- LNDD IN COTTON FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N59031](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59031), registered now, S/N 75-3808, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1(PT17)](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (registry code 1380134) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hanks Airstrip

## Other investigations on N59031 (2)

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 MIA78F1A30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78F1A30), May 11, 1978: Boeing A75 (N59031), Pelham, GA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW70D0163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70D0163), Aug 15, 1969: Boeing A75N1 (N59031), Lettsworth, 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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