# NTSB FTW71FRJ16: Boeing A75L3, N55762, Gilliam, LA, September 9, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1970
- Place: Gilliam, LA · GILLIAM, LA
- Location: 32.8282° N, 93.8418° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gilliam, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8282&lon=-93.8418&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 28, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142621
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FRJ16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FRJ16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3741   70/9/9    GILLIAM,LA          BOEING A75L3        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1621
        TIME - 1330                    N55762              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 1010 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GILLIAM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GILLIAM,LA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   56                       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 - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT                                 ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  180
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND                           PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- HIT TREE APRX 20FT AGL,CRASHED ABT 1050FT FRM TREE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N55762](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55762), registered now, S/N 75-1801, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75L3
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1(PT17)](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (registry code 1380134) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental R670-SERIES series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-r670-series-series) (registry code 17016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Gilliam

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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