# NTSB FTW71FRA51: Boeing E-75, N56862, Stowell, TX, May 6, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 6, 1971
- Place: Stowell, TX · STOWELL, TX
- Location: 29.7799° N, 94.3687° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stowell, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7799&lon=-94.3687&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 5, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161649
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FRA51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FRA51

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1457   71/5/6    STOWELL,TEX         BOEING E-75         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 1500
        TIME - 0945                    N56862              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STOWELL,TEX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
         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-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  30
        REMARKS- ROGUE-PROPANIL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N56862 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING E-75
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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