# NTSB FTW73DRD29: Boeing A75, N62418, Iowa, LA, May 19, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 19, 1973
- Place: Iowa, LA · IOWA, LA
- Location: 30.2414° N, 93.0130° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Iowa, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2414&lon=-93.0130&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190435
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73DRD29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRD29

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1295  73/5/19    IOWA,LA             BOEING A75          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 3506
        TIME - 0530                    N62418              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE CHARLES,LA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  28
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- HIT 18IN HI LEVEE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N62418](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62418-1990-01-09), registration cancelled 1990-01-09, S/N 752650 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75
- Registry model: [Boeing B75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b75n1) (registry code 1380144) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19730519014579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730519014579A), May 19, 1973: Boeing B75N1, Iowa, LA, Substantial damage. Hit 18IN hi levee.

## Other investigations on N62418 (3)

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 FTW81DRD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD10), Dec 17, 1980: Boeing 75 (N62418), Sulphur, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW78DRD23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRD23), Apr 20, 1978: Boeing A75N1 (N62418), Sweet Lake, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW70DRD13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70DRD13), May 6, 1970: Boeing B75N1 (N62418), Lake Charles, 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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