FTW73DRJ16

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing A75N1 · Evelyn, LA · September 13, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 13, 1972
Place
Evelyn, LA · EVELYN, LA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N9199RBoeing A75N1
Status
Completed · report March 28, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168218

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3651  72/9/13    EVELYN,LA           BOEING A75N1        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 1500
        TIME - 1630                    N9199R              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCMULLEN STRIP,LA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MCMULLEN FARM STRIP         LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1200                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  130
        REMARKS- WHEEL STRUCK HIDDEN RUT.ACFT VEERED.WING STRUCK 5FT COTTEN CROP CAUSING NOSE OVER

Aircraft

Registration
N9199R
Reported as
Boeing A75N1
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mcmullen Strip,La

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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