# NTSB FTW72FRD24: Boeing A75N1, N59364, Rayne, LA, May 4, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 4, 1972
- Place: Rayne, LA · RAYNE, LA
- Location: 30.2405° N, 92.2673° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rayne, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2405&lon=-92.2673&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 February 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166090
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72FRD24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FRD24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1743   72/5/4    RAYNE,LA            BOEING A75N1        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 2000
        TIME - 0600                    N59364              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1550 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  HAINS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RAYNE,LA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           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 - 1550                       KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY
          GLOVES - NOT USED                                        GOGGLES - USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED                                TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- FOREIGN MATL IN FUEL PRESS REG.HIT LEVEE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N59364](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59364-2013-02-26), registration cancelled 2013-02-26, S/N 75-3448 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1(PT17)](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (registry code 1380134) (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:  Hains

## Other investigations on N59364 (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 FTW74FRD35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRD35), May 8, 1974: Boeing A75N1 (N59364), Rayne, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW71DRD48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DRD48), May 14, 1971: Boeing A75 (N59364), Rayne, 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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