# NTSB FTW72FRD16: Boeing E75N1, N4874N, Elton, LA, November 7, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 7, 1971
- Place: Elton, LA · ELTON, LA
- Location: 30.4813° N, 92.6976° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elton, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4813&lon=-92.6976&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164658
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72FRD16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FRD16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4430   71/11/7   ELTON,LA            BOEING E75N1        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 10000
        TIME - 1000                    N4874N              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 6000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TREME AIR FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELTON,LA                    WELSH,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CARB NEEDLE VALVE SEAT LOOSE,THREADS WORN OFF,HELD BY RETAIN LOCK.243HRS SINCE LAST 100HR INSP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4874N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4874N-2018-03-08), registration cancelled 2018-03-08, S/N 75-5280 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING E75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing E75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75) (registry code 1380120) (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: Treme Air Farm

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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