# NTSB FTW74DRD49: Boeing A75N1, N65361, Edgerly, LA, June 12, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1974
- Place: Edgerly, LA · EDGERLY, LA
- Location: 30.2327° N, 93.5060° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Edgerly, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2327&lon=-93.5060&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 24, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128207
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74DRD49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRD49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1674  74/6/12    EDGERLY,LA          BOEING A75N1        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 2000
        TIME - 0700                    N65361              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRCHILD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EDGERLY,LA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1500                       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 - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- TOOK OFF ABT 6 FT R OF CENTERLINE,HIT SOFT AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N65361](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65361-2013-04-02), registration cancelled 2013-04-02, S/N 75-7098, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1(PT17)](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (registry code 1380134) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney WJR-B-S-T](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-wjr-b-s-t) (registry code 52007, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fairchild

## 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 19740612017869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740612017869A), Jun 12, 1974: Boeing A75N1, Edgerly, LA, Substantial damage. Took off abt 6 ft r of centerline,hit soft area.

## Other investigations on N65361 (1)

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 FTW83LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA219), May 4, 1983: Boeing A-75 (N65361), Iowa, 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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