# NTSB FTW73DOG31: Boeing B75N1, N75937, Stratford, TX, February 23, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 23, 1973
- Place: Stratford, TX · STRATFORD, TX
- Location: 36.3376° N, 102.0760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stratford, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3376&lon=-102.0760&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169792
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73DOG31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DOG31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0555  73/2/23    STRATFORD,TEX       BOEING B75N1        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1375                    N75937              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 30, 2481 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            77 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUCKLES AIRSTRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STRATFORD,TEX               BORGER,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT NOT CURRENT IN ACFT.GND LOOPED DURG PRACTICE LNDG.WIND CALM.LEFT WING STRUCK GND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N75937](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75937), registered now, S/N 75-7663, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing B75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b75n1) (registry code 1380144) (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: Buckles Airstrip

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730223008329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730223008329A), Feb 23, 1973: Boeing B75N1, Stratford, TX, Substantial damage. Plt not current in acft. Gnd looped durg practice lndg. Wind calm. Left wing struck gnd.

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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