# NTSB FTW71FRD42: Boeing E75, N97987, Maxie, LA, April 24, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 24, 1971
- Place: Maxie, LA · MAXIE, LA
- Location: 30.3252° N, 92.4079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maxie, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3252&lon=-92.4079&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): 160834
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FRD42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FRD42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1445  71/4/24    MAXIE,LA            BOEING E75          CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 6300
        TIME - 1825                    N97987              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAWSONS STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MAXIE,LA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ELECTRONIC TOWERS                         IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 6300                       KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      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 -SWAMPY/WATER
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  35                  SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- FLYING UNDER TV TOWER GUY WIRES,HIT STATIC WIRE OF PWR LINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N97987](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97987-1971-06-07), registration cancelled 1971-06-07, S/N 75-8591 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING E75
- Registry model: [Boeing E75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75) (registry code 1380120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lawsons Strip

## Other investigations on N97987 (1)

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 FTW67D0290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0290), Aug 11, 1966: Boeing E75 (N97987), Ganado, TX, 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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