# NTSB FTW74FRA01: Boeing A75, N4576N, Winnie, TX, July 10, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 10, 1973
- Place: Winnie, TX · WINNIE, TX
- Location: 29.8167° N, 94.3807° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winnie, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8167&lon=-94.3807&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189744
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74FRA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1678  73/7/10  NR.WINNIE,TEX         BOEING A75          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 982
        TIME - 1450                    N4576N              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 716 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILSON STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         WINNIE,TEX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: SPECTATOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  826                       KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- INVEST REVEALED NO BRAKE MALFUNCTION.TAXIED FASTER THAN NML WITH TAIL OFF THE GND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4576N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4576N-2007-07-20), registration cancelled 2007-07-20, S/N 75-7131, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75
- Registry model: [Boeing A75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75) (registry code 1380108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wilson Strip

## 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 19730710020639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730710020639A), Jul 10, 1973: Boeing A75, Winnie, TX, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Invest revealed no brake malfunction. Taxied faster than nml with tail off the gnd.

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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