# NTSB FTW74FPD15: Stinson L-5, N57254, Grandview, TX, September 30, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 30, 1973
- Place: Grandview, TX · GRANDVIEW, TX
- Location: 32.2684° N, 97.1789° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grandview, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2684&lon=-97.1789&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188486
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74FPD15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPD15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2936  73/9/30    GRANDVIEW,TEX       STINSON L-5         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1645
        TIME - 1715                    N57254              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRANDVIEW MCELROY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRANDVIEW,TEX               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID)
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT                      TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  680                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN
        REMARKS- ACFT WAS LAST OBSERVED TO MAKE A 15 TO 20 DEGREE BANK CLIMBING TURN,AND THEN CRASHED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N57254 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: STINSON L-5
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Grandview Mcelroy

## 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 19730930032959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730930032959A), Sep 30, 1973: Stnson L5C, Grandview, TX, Destroyed. Acft was last observed to make a 15 to 20 degree bank climbing turn,and then crashed.

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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