# NTSB FTW73DRA33: Boeing A75N1, N61043, Chesterville, TX, June 4, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1973
- Place: Chesterville, TX · CHESTERVILLE, TX
- Location: 29.6100° N, 96.2075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chesterville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6100&lon=-96.2075&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190434
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73DRA33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRA33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1294   73/6/4    CHESTERVILLE,TEX    BOEING A75N1        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 1071
        TIME - 0730                    N61043              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHESTERVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHESTERVILLE,TEX            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: FROM LANDING
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - LOCAL WHIRLWIND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      80
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          180                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- NARROW AG STRIP.VEERED INTO DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N61043 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chesterville

## 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 19730604014149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730604014149A), Jun 4, 1973: Boeing A75N1, Chesterville, TX, Substantial damage. Narrow ag strip. Veered into ditch.

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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