# NTSB FTW74FRA39: Boeing A75N1, N59750, Nome, TX, May 2, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 2, 1974
- Place: Nome, TX · NOME, TX
- Location: 30.0323° N, 94.4205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nome, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0323&lon=-94.4205&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 17, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186378
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74FRA39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRA39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0804   74/5/2  NR.NOME,TEX           BOEING A75N1        CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 7200
        TIME - 0645                    N59750              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 6000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DISHMAN FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEAUMONT,TEX               NOME,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       72
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          BELOW MINIMUMS                                           NONE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 7200                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERRY
          KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    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 -  30
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK SURFACE DURING ATTEMPT TO LAND WITH RESTRICTED VISIBILITY DUE FOG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N59750](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59750-1974-05-29), registration cancelled 1974-05-29, S/N 75-4703 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing E75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75) (registry code 1380120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Dishman Farm

## 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 19740502009129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740502009129A), May 2, 1974: Boeing A75N1, Nome, TX, Destroyed. Acft struck surface during attempt to land with restricted visibility due fog.

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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