# NTSB FTW73DRA31: Boeing IB75A, N450LR, Winnie, TX, May 25, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 25, 1973
- Place: Winnie, TX · WINNIE, TX
- Location: 29.8167° N, 94.3807° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winnie, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8167&lon=-94.3807&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 22, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190427
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73DRA31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRA31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1377  73/5/25    WINNIE,TEX          BOEING IB75A        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 4300
        TIME - 0600                    N450LR              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 2004 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TOWER AG STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WINNIE,TEX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2000                       KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- VEHICLE DRIVEN ON TO RUNWAY FROM ADJACENT HIGHWAY.PLT USED HEAVY BRAKING TO AVOID TRUCK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N450LR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING IB75A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tower Ag Strip

## 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 19730525013189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730525013189A), May 25, 1973: Boeing IB75A, Winnie, TX, Substantial damage. Vehicle driven on to runway from adjacent highway. Plt used heavy braking to avoid truck.

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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